Antioxidant and hepatoprotective potential of stem methanolic extract of Justicia gendarussa Burm

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-80

  Krishna, K L ^a   Mruthunjaya, K ^a   Patel, Jagruti A ^b  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CC14; Hepatoprotective; Justicia gendarussa; Methanolic

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

EID: 76549083598     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.72.80     Document Type: Article

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