Botanical Sciences Division, Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Garden Avenue, Shakarparian, Islamabad, Pakistan

Hepatoprotection with a chloroform extract of Launaea procumbens against CCl4-induced injuries in rats

Published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

BackgroundLaunaea procumbens (Asteraceae) is used as a folk medicine to treat hepatic disorders in Pakistan. The effect of a chloroform extract of Launaea procumbens (LPCE) was evaluated against carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver damage in rats.MethodsTo evaluate the hepatoprotective effects of LPCE, 36 male Sprague–Dawley rats were equally ...