Open AccessHepatoprotective effect of commercial herbal extracts on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage in Wistar rats
Author(s) -
Paula Cordero-Pérez,
Liliana Torres-González,
Marcelino AguirreGarza,
Carlos R. Cámara-Lemarroy,
Francisco Guzmán-de la Garza,
Gabriela Alarcón-Galván,
Homero Zapata-Chavira,
Ma de Jesús Sotelo-Gallegos,
Cipactli Nadjedja Torres-Esquivel,
Ethel Sánchez-Fresno,
Daniel Cantú-Sepúlveda,
Gerardo González-Saldívar,
Judith BernalRamírez,
Linda E. Muñoz-Espinosa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8490.112417
Subject(s) - ccl4 , carbon tetrachloride , traditional medicine , liver injury , necrosis , chemistry , transaminase , pharmacology , medicine , biochemistry , pathology , enzyme , organic chemistry
Various hepatoprotective herbal products from plants are available in Mexico, where up to 85% of patients with liver disease use some form of complementary and alternative medicine. However, only few studies have reported on the biological evaluation of these products.