TOXICOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS OF AFLATOXINS ON EXPERIMENTAL RATS

Aflatoxins (AFs) are a group of highly toxic mycotoxins mainly produced by Aspergillus flavus and parasiticus, which considered natural contaminants food feed to the liver, carcinogens mutagenic. Therefore, reducing their toxicity in body organism is great importance. In this study, aqueous extract leaves was evaluated (green Tea sage) reduce caused aflatoxins. Two concentrations aflatoxins (0.5 1 mg / kg b.w) were taken per week for 42 days, led deterioration liver kidney function level lipid glucose plasma treated rats. laboratory experiment, plants used greatly improved these traits after they daily (200-400 period days. Thus, it can be concluded that green tea sage showed protective effect against aflatoxin toxicity.