Hepatoprotective activity of Benincasa hispida alcoholic dried fruit extract against paracetamol-induced liver damage in Albino rats. - R.M Singh, M.pharm, RGUHS, Bangluru, karnataka, India
Hepatoprotective activity of Benincasa hispida alcoholic dried fruit extract against paracetamol-induced liver damage in Albino rats R.M Singh, M.pharm, RGUHS, Bangluru, karnataka, India Abstract and Introduction: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. which belongs to Cucurbitaceae family, is annual climbing plant, fruits are commonly called as winter melon or ash melon. It is a popular vegetable crop, which is especially available among Asian communities both for nutritional and medicinal purposes. It was probably native in both Japan and Java, cultivated more or less throughout the India and also in warm countries. It has been used as a medicinal plant by Ayurvedic treatment and Sri Lankan traditional physicians since antiquity. It is used singly or in various formulations in the combination withdifferent types of medicaments in Ayurveda and traditional medicine both. The fruits, pericarp, seeds, stems, roots and leaves of this plant are used in various types of preparations li...