Amelioration of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in rat by the administration of methanol extract of Muntingia calabura L. leaves

• Main Authors: Mahmood, Nur Diyana, Mamat, Siti Syariah, Kamisan, Farah Hidayah, Yahya, Farhana, Kamarolzaman, Mohamad Fauzi Fahmi, Mohd. Nasir, Nur Liana, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Md Tohid, Siti Farah, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36377/1/Amelioration%20of%20paracetamol.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36377/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/695678/abs/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Muntingia calabura L. is a tropical plant species that belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family. The present study is aimed at determining the hepatoprotective activity of methanol extract of M. calabura leaves (MEMC) using two models of liver injury in rats. Rats were divided into five groups (n = 6) a...