A Review on Hepato-protective Herbs Used in Ayurveda
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چکیده
Liver is considered to be one of the vital organs which helps in maintaining the health of body. Yakrit (liver) is being described right from the vedic period. Modern lifestyles can overstress the liver and make it malfunctioning. No significant and safe hepato-protective drugs are available in modern therapeutics. The nature has bestowed some plants with the property to prevent, treat and cure hepatic disturbances with interception of fewer side effects. The focus of this review is to elucidate the importance of liver and aimed at compiling data based on reported works on medicinal plants that have been tested in hepato-toxicity models and proved as hepato-protective. Also the probable mode of action of a few herbs has been discussed in Ayurvedic and modern aspect.
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