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Onosma bracteata  Wall. (Boraginaceae) is a highly valuable medicinal herb that is used for the treatment of fever, bronchitis, asthma, rheumatism, stomach irritation, and other inflammatory disorders. The present study aims to explore the hepatoprotective potential of ethanolic extract ( Obeth ) from  O. bracteata  aerial parts against carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4 ) which causes hepatic damage in the male Wistar rats.  Obeth  showed effective radical quenching activity with an EC 50  of 115.14 and 199.33 µg/mL in superoxide radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation analyses respectively along with plasmid DNA protective potential in plasmid nicking assay. The  Obeth  modulated mutagenicity of 2 Aminofluorine (2AF) in the pre-incubation mode of investigation (EC 50  10.48 µg/0.1 mL/plate) in TA100 strain of  Salmonella typhimurium . In  in vivo  studies, pretreatment of  Obeth  (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) had the potential to normalize the biochemical markers aggravated by CCl 4  (1mL/kg b.wt.) including liver antioxidative enzymes. Histopathological analysis also revealed the restoration of CCl 4 -induced liver histopathological alterations. Immunohistochemical studies showed that the treatment of  Obeth  downregulated the expression levels of p53 and cyclin D in hepatocytes. and downregulation in the Western blotting analysis revealed the downregulation of p-NF-kB, COX-2, and p53. HPLC data analysis showed the supremacy of major compounds namely, catechin, kaempferol, epicatechin, and Onosmin A in  Obeth . The present investigation establishes the hepatoprotective and chemopreventive potential of  O. bracteata  against CCl 4 -induced hepatotoxicity  via  antioxidant defense system and modulation of the expression of proteins associated with the process of carcinogenesis in hepatic cells.

Antioxidant Phytoconstituents From Onosma bracteata Wall. (Boraginaceae) Ameliorate the CCl4 Induced Hepatic Damage: In Vivo Study in Male Wistar Rats