Formulation of Suppositories of Alum Produced from Bauxite Waste in Ghana for the Treatment of Hemorrhoid

Figure 10

Photomicrographs of the naïve control (a) and croton oil-induced inflammation in the rectoanal tissues in rats (b–e). (a) Histology of the rectoanal tissue of the naïve control group (G1). (b) Histology of the disease control group (G2). (c) Histology of the vehicle (bland base treatment) treatment group (G3). (d) Histology of the diclofenac treatment group (G4) (15 mg/kg bodyweight diclofenac suppository, delivered i.r.). (e) Alum “Aw” suppository treatment group (100 mg/kg bodyweight delivered intrarectally (i.r.)). IG: intestinal gland; LP: lamina propria; E: epithelium; SM: submucosa; ML: muscularis mucosa.

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