Hepato-protective effect of some Vietnam medicinal herbs
- Author:
Hung Minh Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medicinal herb
- MeSH:
Plants, Medicinal;
spirulina;
Medicine, Traditional
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2000;(4):35-38
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Some herbs as Adenosma caeruleum (I) and Spirulina (II) are used for treatment of hepatic diseases in Vietnam. The substances collected from aqueous extracts of these herbs were used in our experiments. Their hepato-protective effects were estimated by criteria such as: Their antioxidative activity in vitro, The content of malonyl dialdehyd (MDA) glutathion (GSH) in livers and activities of enzymes SGOT, SGPT in serum of mice administered substances of (I) or (II) or mixture of (I) and (II), comparison with controls. Results show that extracted substances of these herbs possesses strong hepato-protective effects. It is necessary to elucidate further their hepato-protective effect
