Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2059
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2476-2059
+44 1478 350008
Research Article
Safety Evaluation of Honey from Jatropha Curcas Nectar and its Implication for Honey Production in Ghana
Author(s): Michael Kodwo Adjaloo*, George Asumeng Koffuor, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, Richard Annan-Dadzie and Benedicta Osei-DonkorMichael Kodwo Adjaloo*, George Asumeng Koffuor, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, Richard Annan-Dadzie and Benedicta Osei-Donkor
Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) is a plant documented to have an interesting toxicity profile however; bees produce honey from the nectar of its flowers in a Jatropha curcas plantation in the Yeji municipality of the Brong- Ahafo Region of Ghana. This study therefore is aimed at ascertaining the safety for consumption of honey produced from the J. curcas plant. Grouped Sprague-Dawley rats administered orally with single doses of this honey (300-1500 mg/kg) were observed critically for 24 h in an acute toxicity study. Cage-side observation, hematological profile, liver and kidney function tests, and body and organ weight monitoring were also carried out on grouped rats given 300-800 mg/kg of honey daily for 30 days in a sub-chronic toxicity test. Results indicated no physical, clinical signs and symptoms of toxicity, morbidity, and mortality after acute and prolonged administration .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2476-2059.1000126