The liver is the largest, important organ and the site for essential biochemical reactions in
the human body. It has the function to detoxify toxic substances and synthesize useful …

Liver fibrosis is a dynamic pathological condition which can be slowed down in its initial
phases. Without proper clinical management of fibrosis, progressive liver damage may lead …

The Gourma population has a vast knowledge of medicinal plants, as demonstrated in this
survey carried out between 1999 to 1991 with herbalists, traditional healers and resource …

Oxidative stress is implicated as a common pathologic mechanism contributing to the
initiation and progression of hepatic damage in a variety of liver disorders. Present study …

Thuja occidentalis L.(Cupressaceae) has its origins in Eastern North America and is
cultivated in Europe and Brazil as an ornamental tree, being known as the “tree of life” or …

Background & objective: Polyherbal formulations available with a wide range of indications
like protective to liver, appetite and growth promoters, gastrointestinal and hepatic regulator …

Complementary and alternative medicine soughts and encompasses a wide range of
approaches; its use begun in ancient China at the time of Xia dynasty and in India during the …

Plant drugs are known to play a major role in the management of liver diseases. There are
many plants and their extracts that have been shown to possess hepatoprotective activities …

Gallic acid (GA), a popular phenolic acid is found in gallnuts, grapes, pomegranates, tea and
oak bark. It possesses anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-depressant, anti-asthmatic and anti …

Herbal medicines are the main source of treatment of diseases in non-urban centres of the
developing world. Secondary metabolites obtained from herbal sources contain bioactive …