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TO INVESTIGATE HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF MACROTYLOMA UNIFLORUM. SEED EXTRACT ON PARACETAMOL AND D-GALACTOSAMINE INDUCED LIVER TOXICITY IN ALBINO RATS.
Author(s) -
Hiteshkumar Bhogilal Parmar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3312
DOI - 10.7439/ijpr.v2i2.546
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , liver toxicity , toxicity , pharmacology , chemistry , medicine

Hepatoprotective activity of 95% methanolic extract was investigated against D-Galactosamine  and paracetamol  induced hepatotoxicity in wistar albino rats. Silymarin was used as the reference standard at 50mg/kg orally and it showed effect in both the hepatotoxicity models. Rats were divided in 5 groups each group contains 6 animals. The degree of protection was determined by the estimation of biochemical parameter like SGPT, SGOT, ALP, Bilirubin (Direct & Total). In histopathological study was also carried out.The 95% methanolic extract of fruit of Macrotyloma uniflorum (MEMUS) at the dose of (200mg/kg and 400mg/kg) produced a dose dependant  reduction in biochemical parameter like SGPT, SGOT, ALP, Bilirubin (Direct & Total) as well as in morphological parameters in D-Galctosamine and paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in rats. The histopathological study further supported the hepatoprotective activity of the test extract. Maximum protection was seen at 400mg/kg Macrotyloma uniflorum seed extract. The results of the present investigation indicated that Macrotyloma uniflorum seed has significant hepatoprotactive properties.

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