Avaliação do efeito do extrato etanólico das vagens de Senna spectabilis no consumo de água e ração de ratos wistar / Evaluation of the effect of ethanol extract of pods of Senna spectabilis on consumption of water and food by Wistar rats

ABSTRACT

This study aims to elucidate the possible effects of Senna spectabilis on the center of hunger and satiety, analyzing their influence on the inhibitory or stimulatory effect of hunger and thirst in rats. The ethanol extract of Senna spectabilis was administered to Wistar rats at three different doses (250, 500 e 1000 mg/kg) for 32 consecutive days and, at the end of each day, the consumption of food and water was measured. There was no observed any changes of consumption pattern of observed animals.