2019
DOI: 10.7897/2230-8407.1005154
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Hepatoprotective Activity of Some Medicinal Plants: A Review

Abstract: Liver is an essential organ. Its plays a main function in metabolism and excretion of xenobiotics from the body. Moreover it is also coping with the metabolism and excretion of medicine and other xenobiotics from the frame there with the aid of supplying safety towards foreign substances by using detoxifying agents and putting them off. The most important capabilities of the liver are carbohydrate, protein, fat metabolism and detoxification, secretion of bile and storage of vitamins. In this examine, on line d… Show more

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“…It is a catabolic end product from the breakdown of hem. The normal level is less than 1mg/dL (18 mmol/L)(33). In this study, there was no significant change of bilirubin on both experimental groups of male and female Mice.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is a catabolic end product from the breakdown of hem. The normal level is less than 1mg/dL (18 mmol/L)(33). In this study, there was no significant change of bilirubin on both experimental groups of male and female Mice.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, it is very susceptible to being damaged by hepatotoxic agents (Bashir et al, 2021). Researches on plants and herbs that could potentially substitute the chemical-based drugs is very crucial as many medicinal plants have been found with hepatoprotective properties (Arman et al, 2022;Hassan et al, 2019;Ugwu & Suru 2021). One of the plants being investigated for its potential hepatoprotective activity is Telfaria occidentalis.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One such plant is Alstonia scholaris (family Apocynaceae), popularly known as "Devil's tree" or "Saptaparni" and is attaining the attention of researcher's for its pharmacological activities. Various phytoconstituents have been reported in different parts of the plant, such as bark 12 , leaves 13 , roots 14 , flowers and fruits 16 such as alkaloids, iridoids, coumarins, flavonoids, leucoanthocyanins, reducing sugars, simple phenolics, steroids, saponins and tannins 17 . It has been reported to possess antimalarial 18 , antimicrobial 19 , free radical scavenging and antioxidant 20 , anti-diabetic 21 , analgesic and anti-inflammatory 22 , anticancer and cytotoxicity 23,24 , radioprotective 25 , CNS activity 26 , immunostimulating 27 , antifertility 28 , antidiarrheal 29 , bronchodilatory 30 , anti-tussive and anti-asthmatic 31 activities.…”
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