Open AccessHepatoprotective and antioxidant activity of Karisalai Karpam, a polyherbal Siddha formulation against acetaminophen-induced hepatic damage in rats
Author(s) -
Saikat Sen,
Raja Chakraborty,
Ganesh Thangavel,
Sivakumar Logaiyan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ancient science of life/ancient science of life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-9547
pISSN - 0257-7941
DOI - 10.4103/0257-7941.160863
Subject(s) - antioxidant , traditional medicine , siddha , acetaminophen , liver damage , chemistry , pharmacology , medicine , biochemistry
The usage of Siddha medicine in Tamil Nadu and several parts of Southern India has considerably increased over the past two decades and it is steadily crossing the various geographies owing to its inexpensiveness compared to conventional medicines and has fairly high acceptance rates because of its herbal origin and therefore its nontoxic nature.