Evaluation of four prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine: Syh-Mo-Yiin, Guizhi-Fuling-Wan, Skieh-Qing-Wan and Syh-Nih-Sann on experimental acute liver damage in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-222

  Tsai, Chin Chuan ^a   Kao, Chung Te ^a   Hsu, Chao Tien ^a   Lin, Chun Ching ^b   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon tetrachloride; D Galactosamine; Hepatoprotective effect; sGOT; sGPT; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; GALACTOSAMINE; SILYMARIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL VEIN; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HERB; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GALACTOSAMINE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030956555     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01503-6     Document Type: Article

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