ricinus communis linn. (euphorbiaceae) is a soft wooded tree widely prevalent throughout tropics regions of the world which have a warm temperature. in the indian system of medicine, the leaves, roots and seed oil of this plant have been used for the treatment of inflammation and liver disorders for a long time. in the present study, the protective effects of ethanol extract of ricinus communis...

the study of toxicities which are caused by free radical inducing chemicals (e.g., carbon tetrachloride), helps to determine the mode of action of those important drugs which act by inhibiting free radicals. evaluation of toxicities induced by carbon tetrachloride and phenobarbitone administration was carried out in seventy healthy male rabbits. each animal received cci4 0.25-0.5 ml/kg body wei...

The present study determines the efficacy of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on marker enzymes, lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) (3 mL/kg/week) administered subcutaneously to albino Wistar rats for a period of three months significantly increased the activities of marker enzymes in plasma such as aspartate transamina...

Infrared spectroscopy has been used to probe the interaction between water and the hydrophobic solvent, carbon tetrachloride. At room temperature, water exists as monomers in carbon tetrachloride, presenting a system for studying the rotational properties of water free of strong hydrogen-bonding. The rotational structure suggests a very anisotropic motion consisting of essentially free rotation...

In the very extensive use of carbon tetrachloride in the treatment of hookworm disease, a few cases in each million have died. One or two of these deaths have followed the drinking of alcohol after treatment, and alcohol has been shown both in the field and experimentally (1) to increase the toxicity of carbon tetrachloride. Carbon tetrachloride produces severe central necrosis of the liver sim...

Background: The leaf extract of Croton zambesicus (CZ) is used in traditional medicine for the management of various conditions including kidney disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the protective effects of leaf extract of CZ on rat kidney toxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride. Method: Male albino rats were divided into 6 groups of 5 rats and treated for 5 days with aqueous ...

BACKGROUND Materials can cause liver and kidney damage which carbon tetrachloride is one of these substances. Medicinal plants and their essential oils and extracts have been used to a large extent as drugs to better control and management of kidney diseases. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Avicennia marina leaves in the treatment o...

In this paper we focus on the development of a methodology for treatment of carbon tetrachloride utilising a non-equilibrium plasma operating at atmospheric pressure, which is not singularly aimed at destroying carbon tetrachloride but rather at converting it to a non-hazardous, potentially valuable commodity. This method encompasses the reaction of carbon tetrachloride and methane, with argon ...