Evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of Kyllinga nemoralis (Hutch & Dalz) rhizomes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 555-557

  Somasundaram, Arumugam ^a   Karthikeyan, Ramadoss ^b   Velmurugan, Vadivel ^a   Dhandapani, Balasubramanian ^c   Raja, Muthu ^d  

^a Vishwa Bharathi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^b Donbosco College of Pharmacy   (India)

^c AM Reddy Memorial College of Pharmacy   (India)

^d Kamla Nehru College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatoprotective; Hepatotoxicity; Kyllinga nemoralis; Rhizome

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CATALASE; EOSIN; GLUTATHIONE; HEMATOXYLIN; HYDROPEROXIDE; KYLLINGA NEMORALIS EXTRACT; MALONALDEHYDE; OLIVE OIL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERACEAE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KYLLINGA NEMORALIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME;

ANIMALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CYPERACEAE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHIZOME;

KYLLINGA NEMORALIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 74149089186     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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