Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-3 | Issue-04 | 365-372
Original Research Article
Improvement of the Health Status of Sheep by the Use of Medicinal Plants and Their Effects on Oxidative Stress Parameters
Nedjmeddine Soltani, Saliha Dahamna, Rachid Rouabhi, Salim Gasmi
Published : April 30, 2018
Abstract
Medicinal plants are used for their beneficial properties to the health of
animals. Recently, it has been found that the use of medicinal plants eliminates
industrial pollutants. The objective of our work is to determine and evaluate the effect
of two medicinal plants (Thymus algeriensis and Artemisia campestris) on oxidative
stress parameters in sheep. The results obtained in liver cells show that medicinal
plants have produced a globally antioxidant preventive effect, this is revealed by the
significant decrease in the GSH level (199.976±1.913), and the enzymatic activity of
CAT (0.699±0.02). In addition, an increase in the enzymatic activities of GST
(0.435±0.017), GPx (1.881±0.040) and MDA (29.009±0.086) was observed. These
results clearly show an antioxidant effect of medicinal plants on the organism of
sheep.