Hepatoprotective action of various partitions of methanol extract of Bauhinia purpurea leaves against paracetamol-induced liver toxicity: Involvement of the antioxidant mechanisms

Background: Methanol extract of Bauhinia purpurea L. (family Fabaceae) (MEBP) possesses high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities and recently reported to exert hepatoprotection against paracetamol (PCM)-induced liver injury in rats. In an attempt to identify the hepatoprotective bioactive c...

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Published in:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Main Author: Zakaria Z.A.; Yahya F.; Mamat S.S.; Mahmood N.D.; Mohtarrudin N.; Taher M.; Hamid S.S.A.; Teh L.K.; Salleh M.Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2016
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84977085583&doi=10.1186%2fs12906-016-1110-4&partnerID=40&md5=c838a96c6fe0047e6f69afd5045b6998