Abstract
The goal of the study was to assess the hepatoprotective efficacy of young Calotropis procera leaves. The young leaves of Calotropis procera were extracted by cold maceration with ultra-sonication using chloroform, ethyl acetate and distilled water. Male Wistar rats were used for hepatoprotective evaluation and the body weight, liver weight, serum biomarkers and anti-oxidant markers were measured during study. The extract/fractions significantly (P<0.05) increased the absolute and relative weight of the liver of rats at the dose of 200 mg/kg. It also suppressed the serum biomarkers (P<0.05) in the aforementioned doses. Oral administration of extract/fractions significantly increase the oxidative marker and decreased the progression of paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity. The result of the study suggested that Calotropis procera leaf extract/fractions can reduce hepatotoxicity caused by paracetamol.
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