PRELIMEINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC LEAVES EXTRACT OF CYPERUS ROTUNDUS IN CCL4 INDUCED HEPETOTOXICITY IN ALBINO WISTAR RATS
Y.Narasimha Rao* , M.Prasada Rao,V.Rajeswara Rao, K.Suresh, Sk.MohammadRafi, T.Anka Rao, K.Govinda Raju, K.Raja Ram Ambedkar
ABSTRACT
The methanolic extract of leaves of cyperus rotundus at the dose of 200mg/kg body weight per oral was studied for the hepatoprotective effect using Carbontetrachloride induced liver damage in wistar albino rats. Methanolic extract showed significant (p<0.05) hepatoprotective effect by lowering the serum levels of various biochemical parameters such as serum glutamic xaloacetate transaminase (SGOT), serum glutamic pyruvates transaminase (SGPT), alkaline phospatase (ALP), the overall experimental results suggests that the biologically active phytoconstituents such as flavonoids, alkaloids present in the methanolic extract of plant cyperus rotundus may be responsible for the significant hepatoprotective activity and the results justify the use of cyperus rotundus as a hepatoprotective agent.
Keywords: Cyperus rotundus, Hepatoprotective activity Methanolic Extract, carbontetrachloride.
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