07/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook
A Malaysian research team reported on the hepatoprotective activity of a methanolic extract derived from the common fern Dicranopteris linearis. They reported that the extract protected the liver of mice and rats against toxic levels of acetaminophen (APAP).
The Universiti Putra Malaysia sponsored the study, whose findings were presented in the scientific journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
The researchers conclude that the methanolic extract from D. linearis protects the liver by mobilizing the endogenous antioxidant system and providing bioactive compounds with hepatoprotective properties.
The full text is available online.
Journal Reference:
Zakaria ZA, Kamisan FH, Omar MH, Mahmood ND, Othman F, Hamid SSA, Abdullah MNH. METHANOL EXTRACT OF DICRANOPTERIS LINEARIS L. LEAVES IMPEDES ACETAMINOPHEN-INDUCED LIVER INTOXICATION PARTLY BY ENHANCING THE ENDOGENOUS ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEM. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017;17(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1781-5.
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