Comparative Effect of Camel Milk and Black Seed
Oil in Induced Diabetic Female Albino Rats
Malik Zohaib Ali*, Anas Sarwar Qureshi, Muhammad
Usman, Razia Kausar and Muhammad Khalil Ateeq
Department of Anatomy, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, 38040 Pakistan *Corresponding author: drmalikzohaibali@gmail.com
Abstract
In present study, anti-diabetic effect of camel
milk and black seed oil, separate and combined, on hematobiochemical and
histological parameters of selected organs was evaluated. Forty female albino
rats were split into 5 groups (n=8): Group A was kept as normal. Alloxan®
was administered in groups B to E for induction of diabetes. Group B was
considered diabetic control while group C, D and E were offered camel milk @
40ml/kg/day, black seed oil @ 0.8ml/day in separate and combination respectively
for 30 days. Weekly blood glucose level was monitored. Animals were slaughtered
to collect: blood for hematology and serum analysis and tissues for histology.
Microscopy of H&E stained tissues was done at 100X to observe degenerative
alterations in liver, kidneys and uterus. Least Significance Difference (LSD)
test was used to compare the group means.
Diabetes showed significant (P<0.05)
impact on all parameters studied except uterine histometry which remained
unaltered. Camel milk and black seed oil, separate or combined, significantly
(P<0.05) recovered diabetic altered hematological (RBC, PLT, WBC, MCV, Hb,
lymphocyte (%), MCH) and serological
parameters (AST, ALT, Creatinine, BUN).
Combined therapy of these agents showed more significant (P<0.01) reduction in
blood glucose level as compared to their individual effects. Histological
observations demonstrated that camel milk and black seed oil improved the
altered histology of liver and kidneys towards normal. Hence, camel milk
and black seed oil collectively have potential to restore diabetogenic
hematological and serological parameters with capacity to constraint the
diabetic encounter on liver and kidneys’ histology.
Key words:
Black seed oil,
Camel milk,
Diabetes,
Histology, Serum profile