Hepatoprotective activity of methanolic extract of bauhinia purpurea leaves against paracetamol-induced hepatic damage in rats

• Main Authors: Yahya, Farhana, Mamat, Siti Syariah, Kamarolzaman, Mohammad Fauzi Fahmi, Seyedan, Atefeh Alsadat, Jakius, Krystal Fredoline, Mahmood, Nur Diyana, Shahril, Mohamad Syahmi, Suhaili, Z, Mohtarrudin, Nurhafiza, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Somchit, MN, Teh, L. K., Salleh, M. Z., Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/30576/1/Evidence-Based_Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/30576/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/636580/

In an attempt to further establish the pharmacological properties of Bauhinia purpurea (Fabaceae), hepatoprotective potential of methanol extract of B. purpurea leaves (MEBP) was investigated using the paracetamol- (PCM-) induced liver toxicity in rats. Five groups of rats (n = 6) were used and admi...