Hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of Hygrophila auriculata (K. Schum) Heine Acanthaceae root extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 124-128

  Shanmugasundaram, P ^a   Venkataraman, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b CL Baid Mehta Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ferric thiocyanate; Hepatoprotective; Hygrophila auriculata; Thiobarbituric acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HYGROPHILA AURICULATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYGROPHILA AURICULATA; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LIVER DISEASES; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMALIA; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA; HYGROPHILA AURICULATA;

EID: 32544438929     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.058     Document Type: Article

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