Medicinal role of pumpkin seeds on platelets counts in dengue fever treatment.

Abstract

Objective: Assessment of pharmacological effect of Cucurbita pepo pumpkin seed in association to platelets count on healthy rabbits.
Methodology: By adhering to the regular principles for including and excluding rabbits in the study; thirty rabbits were selected for current study. Premeditated amounts of pumpkin seed powder were given at doses of 250 and 500 mg day-to-day for sixty days to the study groups. The blood samples were evaluated at the Diagnostic & Research laboratory PUMHS Shahid Benazirabad Hospital. Blood Complete Picture was done by Automated Analyzer. Records were statis-tically presented in groups as means by the t-test using SPSS version 22.
Results: When study group B and C were compared with control group A from day 0 to day 60 the mean platelet value in group B found to be very much statistically significant on day 30. Whereas they were statistically significant on day 15 and 45 as were compared to the control group. Subsequently, when group C was compared with the control group, sta-tistical significance was observed on days 15 and 60. A progressive increase in all blood parameters was detected from 15 to 60 days.
Conclusion: As significant increase in platelet count was observed in group B and C as compared to control group A, pumpkin seed may be use as herb food as supplement to boost platelet count.

Key words: Cucurbita Pepo, Dengue Fever, Medicinal Role, Platelets, Pumpkin Seeds, Rabbits.