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Hepatoprotective Influence of Adansonia digitata Pulp

2003; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1300/j044v10n03_01

1540-3580

Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi, Mona A. Al-Damegh, S. A. El-Mougy,

Ginger and Zingiberaceae research

ABSTRACT The aqueous extract of the Adansonia digitata (Linn.) pulp was tested for hepatoprotective activity against chemical toxicity with CCL4 in rats. The aqueous extract exhibited significant hepatoprotective activity and consumption of Adansonia digitata fruit may play an important part in human resistance to liver damage in areas in which the plant is consumed (2). The mechanism of liver protection is unknown, but could possibly result from triterpenoids, β-sitosterol, β-amyrin palmitate, or/and α-amyrin, and ursolic acid in the fruit. KEYWORDS: Livermedicinal plantprotection