Effect of Amaranthus spinosus (Meghnads) & Turmeric (Curcuma longa) on Chronic Arsenicosis in Cattle.
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2012-05
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About 100 milch animals hair sample were collected from 5 villages namely Dakhin
Panchpota, Noonaghata, Mitrapur, Goetra, Ranaghat of Nadia district, West Bengal, India and
these samples were processed to estimate the concentration of arsenic. Out of them 30 cattle
having arsenic concentration in the range of 2.5 to 4.5 mg/kg in hair was chosen for this
experiment. These milch were divided into three groups’ i.e. Group I (G1) animals received
turmeric powder, whereas Group II (G2) received Turmeric (Curcuma longa) + Amaranthus
spinosus (Meghnads) and Group III (G3) served as untreated control. Arsenic content of milk,
feces, hair & urine was estimated before and after administration of turmeric powder (Curcuma
longa) at the dose of 30 grams to each animal of Group I (G1)/ day for 3 months (90 Days) and
turmeric powder 15g (Curcuma longa) + Amaranthus spinosus (Meghnads) 15g / day to each
animals Group II (G3). Turmeric & Amaranthus spinosus significantly decreased arsenic load in
milk, urine, hair & feces after 3 month. In Milk, arsenic concentration was decreased
significantly which may be beneficial for animals and human consumption.
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Arsenicosis, Milch Cattle, Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Amaranthus spinosus (Meghnads)
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Hazarika Jantu Moni, Talukdar Banajit, Choudhury Pankaj, Chakraborty Shampa, Kumar Sunil, Sarkar Samar. Effect of Amaranthus spinosus (Meghnads) & Turmeric (Curcuma longa) on Chronic Arsenicosis in Cattle. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2012 May; 2(5): 163-166.