Open AccessCharacterization of Rubia cordifolia L. root extract and its evaluation of cardioprotective effect in Wistar rat model
Author(s) -
B S Chandrashekar,
S Prabhakara,
T. C. K. Mohan,
D Shabeer,
Basavaraj Bhandare,
Monnanda Somaiah Nalini,
P S Sharmila,
D L Meghana,
Basanth Kumar Reddy,
HS Rao,
H Sahajananda,
Kolandaswamy Anbazhagan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_418_17
Subject(s) - phytochemical , chemistry , antioxidant , superoxide dismutase , traditional medicine , anthraquinones , glutathione , catalase , pharmacology , biochemistry , botany , enzyme , biology , medicine
Rubia cordifolia L. (RC) is a well-known and highly valuable medicinal plant in the Ayurvedic system. The present study involves evaluating antioxidant and cardioprotective property of RC root extract.