Various parts of Musa paradisiaca have been well established to possess medicinal value. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of the aqueous and ethanolic leaf extract of M. paradisiaca on the blood. Two hundred fifty and 1000mg/kg doses of ethanolic extract, 250 and 1000 mg/kg dose of aqueous extract, and saline water were given daily for 28 days orally to five groups of rats, respectively. Blood collected from the tail vein of the rats was analyzed for hemoglobin, red blood cells, white blood cells, packed cell volume, lymphocyte, and neutrocyte. The results show that the aqueous and ethanolic extracts significantly reduced the level of hemoglobin, red blood cell, packed cell volume but increased lymphocytes count. It could be concluded from the results of this work that aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Musa paradisiaca caused hematological disorders.
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