1. Antihepatotoxic actions of Formosan plant drugs.
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Yang LL, Yen KY, Kiso Y, and Hikino H
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- Animals, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, In Vitro Techniques, Rats, Taiwan, Antidotes therapeutic use, Liver drug effects, Plants, Medicinal
- Abstract
One hundred twenty-nine samples of Formosan plants were screened for antihepatotoxic activity in primary cultured hepatocytes to reveal that 19 and 26 plants exhibited more than 50% inhibition against cytotoxicity produced by carbon tetrachloride and D-galactosamine, respectively. Plants which disclosed significant antihepatotoxic activity in both assay methods are: Wedelia chinense, Mallotus repandus, Phyllantus urinaria, Loranthus parasiticus, Ludwigia octovalvis, Onychium japonicum, Tamarix chinensis and Ampelopsis brevipedunculata.
- Published
- 1987
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