Open AccessHepatoprotective and in vitro antioxidant effect of Carthamus tinctorious L, var Annigeri-2-, an oil-yielding crop, against CCl4-induced liver injury in rats
Author(s) -
Paramesha Mahadevappa,
C Ramesh,
V. Krishna,
Yelegara S Ravi Kumar,
K. Parvathi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.90406
Subject(s) - carthamus , antioxidant , traditional medicine , liver injury , in vitro , chemistry , pharmacology , biology , medicine , biochemistry
The present investigation evaluates the hepatoprotective and in vitro antioxidant effect of methanolic extract and its isolated constituent, dehydroabietylamine, in Carthamus tinctorious L, var Annigeri-2-, an oil yielding crop.