Abstract
The effect of dried Ficus carcia leaves and fruit, before fruit maturing stage, (each of concentration 5% and 10%) were studied on the apparent digestibility and growth index of normal rats. These effects were also studied on blood hemoglobin level and its iron content ,and also on the glucose, cholesterol and total protein levels in the serum. 24 male weanling albino rats derived from (wister and Sprague - Dawley) types, with age of (30-35) day, and weight of (36-90) g were used. The rats were divided into six groups according to body weight. The first and fourth groups consumed the control groups, which fed for ten days (experimental period) the ideal diet only. The second, third, fifth and sixth groups were fed respectively : ideal diet plus 5% dried leaves, ideal diet plus 10% dried leaves, ideal diet plus 5% dried fruit and ideal diet plus 10% dried fruit. The statistical results showed a significant increasing in apparent digestibility of groups 5 & 6 that fed on 5% and 10% dried figue fruit respectively compared with the control group (PO.05) while insignificant differences was showed in growth index of all animals groups that fed on dried leaves or fruit, compared with the control groups. The results showed a significant increasing in the hemoglobin amount and its iron of group that fed on 10% dried figue leaves compared with the control group (PO.05). It was showed also a significant decreased in glucose level of groups 5 and 6 that fed on 5% and 10% dried fruit respectively, compared with the control group (PO.05). Also, showed a significant decreased in cholesterol level of group 2 and 6 that fed on 5% and 1.0% of dried leaves and fruit respectively, compared with the control groups (PO.05). A significant increasing also showed in the total protein level of groups 2 and 3 that fed on 5% and 10 % dried figue leaves respectively, compared with control group (PO.05),
