Evaluation of Anti-Rheumatoid Arthritis potential Activity of Persimmon juice in female rats induced by Complete Freund's Adjuvant

Abstract

: This study aimed to evaluate the potential activity of persimmon fruit juice (PFJ) against rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study conducted on 35 female albino (Sprague-Dawley) rats weighing (170±10g)were randomly divided into five groups(7each) fed on basal diet the first group was the control negative and four other groups were injured with 1ml/kg of Freund's complete adjuvant into the left hind knee joint for7days to induce RA. They were re-divided as follows: group2 served as the control positive group and the three other groups were treated with different doses of PFJ (low)1ml, (high)2ml/kg bw and drugs