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Research Article

Hepatoprotective activities of two Ethiopian medicinal plants

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Pages 461-468 | Received 10 Jun 2008, Accepted 09 Feb 2009, Published online: 24 Mar 2010

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Table 1. Effects of the hydro-alcoholic extracts of Justicia schimperiana and Verbascum sinaiticum at a dose of 200 mg/kg on activities of serum enzymes in mice injected with CCl4 in olive oil (25 µL/kg), i.p.

Table 2. Effects of the different Soxhlet extracts of Justicia schimperiana and Verbascum sinaiticum at a dose of 200 mg/kg on activities of serum enzymes in mice injected with CCl4 in olive oil (25 µL/kg), i.p.

Table 3. Effects of fractions from the solid phase extraction of the methanol extract of Justicia schimperiana on activities of serum enzymes in mice injected with CCl4 in olive oil (25 µL/kg), i.p.

Table 4. Effects of the methanol extracts of Justicia schimperiana on activities of serum enzymes in mice injected with CCl4 in olive oil. (25 µL/kg), i.p.

Figure 1. Representative microphotographs of H&E (×10)-stained histological sections of liver (1A) CCl4 control; (1B) mice treated with fraction A0 (distilled water fraction of Justicia schimperiana), 50 mg/ kg, p.o. and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1C) vehicle control; (1D) mice treated with A0, 100 mg/kg and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1E) mice treated with silymarin 50 mg/kg, p.o. and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1F) mice treated with A1 (25% methanol fraction of Justicia schimperiana), 50 mg/kg and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1G) mice treated with fraction A4 (pure methanol fraction of Justicia schimperiana) 50 mg/kg, p.o. and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.).

Figure 1.  Representative microphotographs of H&E (×10)-stained histological sections of liver (1A) CCl4 control; (1B) mice treated with fraction A0 (distilled water fraction of Justicia schimperiana), 50 mg/ kg, p.o. and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1C) vehicle control; (1D) mice treated with A0, 100 mg/kg and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1E) mice treated with silymarin 50 mg/kg, p.o. and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1F) mice treated with A1 (25% methanol fraction of Justicia schimperiana), 50 mg/kg and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.); (1G) mice treated with fraction A4 (pure methanol fraction of Justicia schimperiana) 50 mg/kg, p.o. and CCl4 (25 µL/kg, i.p.).

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