Potency of Desert Rose (Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. &
Schult.) Flower Extract against Artificially Induced Furunculosis in
Oranda Goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus)
Yos Adi Prakoso1, Daryoush Babazadeh2 and
Agustina Dwi Wijayanti3
1Dept.
Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wijaya
Kusuma Surabaya, Indonesia, 60225
2Aria Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran, 71946-84471
3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55281
*Corresponding author:
wagustinadwi@gmail.com
Abstract
Oranda goldfish is an ornamental fish that developed worldwide. This industry
faces serious problems such as Aeromonas salmonicida infection (furunculosis).
Alternative therapy is required to be developed. One of them is using desert
rose (Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.). This study aimed to
elucidate the potency of desert rose flower extract (DRFE) against artificially
induced furunculosis in oranda goldfish. The desert rose was extracted and its
quercetin content was analyzed. Sixty oranda goldfish were used as a model. Fish
were separated into I (healthy); II (infected); III (infected + 55 ppm
ciprofloxacin); IV (infected + 1,000 ppm DRFE); V (infected + 2,000 ppm DRFE);
VI (infected + 4,000 ppm DRFE). The therapy was given 5-days. On day six, the
fish's blood and organs were collected. The samples were tested against
haematology, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry. The data were analyzed by
SPSS26. The results showed that DRFE contained quercetin (5.32±0.18%). The DRFE
has potential benefits as healing promoters against furunculosis in oranda
goldfish. It is indicated by significant differences in parameters:
erythrocytes, haemoglobin, PCV, erythrocyte indices, leucocytes, differential
leucocytes, histopathology, serology, and immune-expression of CD4+, CD8+, and
ratio CD4+/CD8+ compared to the infected group (P≤0.05). The most significant
concentration of DRFE was 4,000 ppm and it has no differences compared to 55 ppm
ciprofloxacin (P≥0.05). The DRFE can be used as the alternative treatment
against artificially induced furunculosis in oranda goldfish and it must be
explored further against another type of bacterial infection.
To Cite This Article:
Prakoso YA, Babazadeh D and Wijayanti AD, 2023.
Potency of desert rose (Adenium
obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.) flower extract against artificially
induced furunculosis in oranda goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus).
Pak Vet J, 43(2): 339-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2023.024