ASPECTS REGARDING THE IMMUNITY OF THE LABORATORY MOUSE AFTER CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF „IMUNITATE CU 7 CIUPERCI”

Natural products are used to prevent and treat large series of affections because of their curative and immunity stimulating proprieties. The study herein focused on the effects of natural product „Imunitate cu 7 ciuperci” produced by Fares Romania, on the immunity of laboratory mice. After a chronic administration of this product for three months, the weight of all animals was determined: for the blood collected from the control group and the experimental group, the total number of leucocytes/mm³ was determined, and, on blood smears, so was the leukocyte formula. After sampling and staining, the blood smears ware examined with the optical microscope; on the blood smears was determined the number of figurative elements of blood: lymphocytes, neutrophiles, eosinophiles, monocytes and basophiles. Weight control data showed that the product does not induce weight gain. Data processing does not evidence significant differences in the total number of leucocytes/mm³ between the two mice groups; as about the leukocyte types, significant differences were found only in the case of eosinophyles. These results do not plead for an immunity stimulating effect on the laboratory mice, which means that more tests are necessary