Physico-chemical analysis and toxicological studies of Madaran sukudai (a local drink in Northern Nigeria)

Abstract

Physico-chemical analyses have been carried out on concentrated Madaran sukudai, diluted M. sukudai and
pure formalin. Both the infrared and UV-visible spectroscopic studies on the three solutions revealed that the
madaran sukudai is essentially a dilute formalin solution. Toxicological studies of the effect of M. sukudai on
the white albino rats were also carried out. The results showed that there was significant increase in the
enzymes (Alanine aminotransferase, ALT) activities in the heart and liver of these rats with no significant
increase in Aspartate aminotransferase, AST) activities when compared to the control.