Effects of aqueous extract of beetroot and mistletoe on caffeine and paracetamol induced heart lesion on some serum enzymes of Wistar rats

Abstract

Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) is used as food and drink (sugar, root vegetable, leafy vegetable). In alternative medicine, mistletoe (Viscum album) leaves and young twigs are used by herbalists and preparations made from them are popular in Europe, especially in Germany, for treatment of circulatory and respiratory problems. Blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture into heparin bottles, fluoride oxalate bottles and put into plain bottles with 10% formalin. Plants have always been a good source of drugs. Numerous studies have shown that a wide variety of plant extracts are effective in the cardiovascular system. Caffeine + Paracetamol is a common pain relief drug widely used. The objective was to evaluate the effects of caffeine and paracetamol induced heart lesion on some serum enzymes of wistar rats and the effects of aqueous extracts of beetroot and mistletoe on the same serum enzymes after treatment.

Keywords: aqueous extracts, serum enzymes, young twigs