EVALUATION OF HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF POLYHERBAL FORMULATION AGAINST ETHANOL INDUCED HEPATOTOXICITY IN RATS
B. Sreshta* and S. Ravindra Babu
ABSTRACT
The objective of the present study was to assess the hepatoprotective effect of polyherbal formulation(PHF) in ethanol induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Hepatoprotective activity of the PHF containing two indigenous medicinal plant extracts Tinospora cordifolia and Curculigo orchioides, was screened against ethanol induced hepatotoxicity in rats. PHF was evaluated by measuring levels of serum marker enzymes like SGOT, SGPT, albumin, creatinine and total protein. The histological studies were also studied to support the biochemical parameters. Silymarin was used as standard drug. Administration of ethanol shows significant morphological, biochemical and histopathological deteriorations in the liver of experimental animals. Administration of PHF (200 and 400 mg/kg p.o.) significantly inhibited(p
Keywords: Poly herbal formulation, Hepatotoxicity, Ethanol, CCl4, Tinospora cordifolia, Curculigo orchioides.
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