Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery

Oral Administration of Ginger Rhizome Powder and Postoperative Inflammation Indices in Ovariohysterectomized Dogs

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Moosa Javdani 1
Abolfazl Aali 1
Abdolnaser Mohebi 1
Fatemeh Heydarpour 2
Amin Bigham-Sadegh 3
1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
2 Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
3 Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
10.30500/ivsa.2021.286032.1258
Abstract
With regard to the importance of prescribing medicinal plants in the traditional veterinary medicine and the anti-inflammatory role of ginger, the current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the oral administration of the ginger rhizome powder following ovariohysterectomy in puppies. Ten healthy young female puppies were randomly assigned to two equal groups, including a control and an experimental group. Two hours before surgical neutering by ovariohysterectomy, a Zintoma Capsule (Zingiber officinale) was administered orally in the experimental group and continued daily for 10 days after surgery. Several inflammatory markers were measured to evaluate the postsurgical status of the animals in the different times. Although there was no difference in the albumin and glucose level between the experimental and control groups at the different times, a statistically significant reduction in the inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-α), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) was observed in the experimental group compared to the control group. These preliminary findings suggest the usefulness of ginger rhizome powder, a traditional herbal dietary supplement, in the reduction of postoperative inflammatory reactions in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomy.
Keywords
Dog
Ginger
Ovariohysterectomy
Postoperative inflammation indices
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 12 May 2021
  • Revise Date 17 June 2021
  • Accept Date 12 July 2021
  • First Publish Date 12 July 2021