The effect of a water extract and anthocyanins of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. on paracetamol-induced hepatoxicity in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-59

  Ali, B H ^a,b   Mousa, H M ^a   El Mougy, S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Hepatotoxicity; Hibiscus; Paracetamol; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; DRINKING WATER; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; PARACETAMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FLOWER; HIBISCUS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RAT;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOWERS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HIBISCUS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PENTOBARBITAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SLEEP;

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA;

EID: 0037275439     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1084     Document Type: Article

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