Hepatoprotective effect of New Livfit®, a polyherbal formulation, is mediated through its free radical scavenging activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 362-364

  Gupta, Y K ^a   Sharma, Monisha ^a   Chaudhary, Geeta ^a   Katiyar, C K ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Free radical scavenger; Hepatotoxicity; New Livfit ; Pyrogallol; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BOERRHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; FUMARIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIVER ENZYME; NEW LIVFIT; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PICORRHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYROGALLOL; RHEUM EMODI EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; TEPHROSEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TREMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PYROGALLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 2942530590     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1272     Document Type: Article

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