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EVALUATION OF HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF PSEUDARTHRIA VISCIDA LINN AGAINST DMBA INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE IN WISTAR RATS
Vijaya Baskaran Manickam*, Gomathi Swaminathan and Sambathkumar Ramanathan
Abstract The whole plant of Pesudarthria viscida Linn is used for the treatment of various hepatic disorders. In the present study, the effect of ethanolic extract of Pesudarthria viscida Linn (EEPV) on 7,12- dimethyl benz[α]anthracene (DMBA) induced liver damage in Wistar albino rats were studied. A daily dose of 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg of the extract was administered to the experimental animals for 90 days. After the induction of the tumour the treatment period was started and continued up to 150 days. The results showed that significant hepatoprotective effect (P Keywords: Pesudarthria viscida, DMBA, hepatoprotective activity, histopathological studies. [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
