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VOL. 6, ISSUE 2 (2021)
in vitro Hepatoprotective activity of Anaphyllum wightii Schott.–An endemic plant of Southern Western Ghats
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Lekshmi S, SwapnaTS
Abstract
Anaphyllum wightii Schott. is an ethnomedicinal plant belonging to the family Araceae. This plant is endemic to the Southern Western Ghats. It is a herbaceous plant with a rhizomatous stem and pinnately compound leaves. The plant has two variations in leaves, either broad leaves or narrow leaves. The inflorescence is a spadix with a characteristically twisted spathe. The rhizome of this plant is reported to be edible, and it has importance in tribal medicine also. Tribal people use the rhizome to treat diseases like eczema, scabies, etc., and also as an antidote to snake venom. The rhizome has various pharmacological properties like anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and anthelmintic activities. The present study was intended to compare in vitro hepatoprotective effects of acetone and methanolic extracts of rhizome and the methanolic extract of leaves against Hydrogen peroxide-induced hepatotoxicity in Chang liver cells. Here the acetone extract of rhizome and the methanolic leaf extracts showed significant hepatoprotective activity, whereas the methanolic extract of rhizome did not exhibit any significant hepatoprotective effect.
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Pages:529-532
How to cite this article:
Lekshmi S, SwapnaTS "<em>in vitro</em> Hepatoprotective activity of <em>Anaphyllum wightii</em> Schott.–An endemic plant of Southern Western Ghats ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 529-532
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