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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/23762| Title: | Induction of antioxidative enzyme by the Ayurvedic herb Desmotrichum fimbriatum B1. in mice |
| Authors: | Chakrabarty, M Datta, G K Ghosh, S Debnath, P K |
| Issue Date: | May-2001 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The herb
Desmotrichum fimbriatum B1.
(family: Orchidaceae), sold as Jibanti in
West Bengal, is used in 'Rasayana therapy' in Ayurveda. Its effect on the
modulation of the two antioxidant enzymes peroxidase and catalase has been
studied in mice liver during 'cold water swim' (CWS) stress using appropriate
controls. The drug, i.e. the aqueous ethanolic extract of the herb (whole
plant) was found to increase peroxidase titre in the hepatic cell s of normal
mice. But in the stressed group, the drug displayed no effect on the peroxidase
content, while it elicited an elevation of the catalase content.
-Tocoferol
was used as the standard drug. These data suggested that the drug can
ameliorate the peroxidative damage
caused in mice by CWS
stress.
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| Page(s): | 485-486 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJEB Vol.39(05) [May 2001] |
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