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

Khan, Rahmat A Khan, Muhammad R Ahmed, Mushtaq Sahreen, Sumaira Shah, Naseer A Shah, Mir Sadiq Bokhari, Jasia Rashid, Umbreen Ahmad, Bushra Jan, Shumaila ...

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 ...