Hepatoprotective activity of the extract of Homalium letestui stem against paracetamol-induced liver injury

Homalium letestui Pellegr (Flacourtiaceae) is used traditionally by the Ibibios of Southern Nigeria to treat stomach ulcer, malaria and other inflammatory diseases and Yorubas of western Nigeria as an antidote. The hepatoprotective effect of the stem extract (200-600 mg/kg) was evaluated by the assa...

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Main Authors: Jude Efiom Okokon, Joseph Oyepata Simeon, Emem Ekpo Umoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine
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Online Access:http://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6950_b63548774a67281e8fdc1acfdafa1088.pdf