Evaluation of hepatoprotective effect of Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea latifolia and Nicotiana glauca

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 135-138

  Janakat, Sana ^a   Al Merie, Hela ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antihepatotoxic; CCl4; Jordanian folk medicine; Liver; Nicotiana glauca; Phillyrea latifolia; Pistacia lentiscus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; NICOTIANA GLAUCA EXTRACT; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; JAUNDICE; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; NONHUMAN; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PISTACHIO; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; JORDAN; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OLEACEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PISTACIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOBACCO;

EID: 0036876283     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00241-6     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Al-Eisawi, D., 1998, University of Jordan, Personal communication.
2. Ali-Shtayeh M., Yaghmour R., Faidi Y., Salem K., Al-Nuri M. Antimicrobial activity of 20 plants used folkloric medicine in the Palestinian area. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 60:1998;265-271.
3. Al-Said M., Ageel A., Parmar N., Tariq M. Evaluation of mastic, a crude drug obtained from Pistacia lentiscus for gastric and duodenal anti-ulcer activity. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 15:(3):1986;271-278.
4. Berger L., Rudolf G. Standard Methods of Clinical Chemistry. 5:1963;56 Academic Press, New York.
5. Bergmeyer H., Brent E. Colorimetric assay of Reitman and Frankel. Bergmeyer H. Methods of Enzymatic Analysis. 2:1974;735-764 Verlag Chemie, Academic Press, Weinheim.
6. Diaz A., Abad M., Fernandez L., Recuero C., Villaescusa L., Silvan A., Bermejo P. In vitro anti-inflammatory activity of iridoids and triterpenoid compounds isolated from Phillyrea latifolia L. Biological and Pharmaceutical bulletin. 23:(11):2000;1307-1313.
7. Diaz A., Abad M., Fernandez L., Recuero C., Villaescusa L., Silvan A., Bermejo P. Lignan and phenylpropanoid glycosides from Phillyrea latifolia and their in vitro anti-inflammatory activity. Planta Medica. 67:(3):2001;219-223.
8. Higa L. Evaluation of jaundice. Bacon B., Di Bisceglie A. Liver Disease Diagnosis and Management. 2000;318-328 Churchill Livingston, New York.
9. Iauk L., Ragusa S., Rapisarda A., Franco S., Nicolosi V. In vitro antimicrobial activity of Pistacia lentiscus L. extracts: preliminary report. Journal of Chemotherapy. 8:(3):1996;207-209.
10. 4-induced liver damage. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 47:1995;43-47.
11. Jendrassik L., Groff P. Vereinfachte photometrische zur bestimmung des Blutbilirubins. Biochemistry Zeitschrift. 297:1938;81-89.
12. Kaplan A., Jack R., Opheim K.E., Toivola B., Lyon A.W. Clinical Chemistry Interpretation and Techniques. 1995;315-343 Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.
13. Magiatis P., Melliou E., Skaltsounis A., Chinou I., Mitaku S. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Pistacia lentiscus var. chia. Planta Medica. 65:1999;749-751.
14. Morel A., Machado E., Navarro C., Giacomelli S., Monache F. A new amide from Nicotiana glauca. Planta Medica. 64:1998;284-285.
15. Panter K., Keeler R., Bunch T., Callan R. Congenital skeletal malformations and cleft palate induced in goats by ingestion of Lupinus conium and Nicotiana species. Toxicon. 28:(12):1990;1377-1385.
16. Panter K., James L., Gardner D. Lupines, poison-hemlock and Nicotiana spp.: toxicity and teratogenicity in livestock. Journal of Natural Toxins. 8:(1):1999;117-134.
17. Reitman S., Frankel S. Colourimetric method for the determination of serum oxaloacetic and glutamic pyruvic trasaminase. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 28:1957;56-63.
18. Russel, A., Harding, J., Grand, L., Fraser, A., 1997. Poisonous plants of North Carolina: Nicotiana glauca. http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumes/poison/Nicotgl.htm .
19. Venkateswaran S., Pari L., Viswanathan P., Menon V. Protective effect of livex, a herbal formulaton against erythromycin estolate induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 57:1995;161-167.
20. Zimmerman H. Chemical hepatic injury and its detection. Plaa G., Hewitt W. Toxicology of the Liver. 1982;1-45 Revan Press, New York.
21. Zohary M. Flora Palaestina. 1972;169 The Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.