Effect of Asiasari Radix, which is a herbal drug used frequently in the oriental prescriptions, water extract on the liver-protective activities were investigated in the rats. Asiasari Radix extract, when administered into the gast-ric intubation, pro...
Effect of Asiasari Radix, which is a herbal drug used frequently in the oriental prescriptions, water extract on the liver-protective activities were investigated in the rats. Asiasari Radix extract, when administered into the gast-ric intubation, produced liver-protective effect against benzo(a)pyrene induced liver damage.
The results obtainedfrom liver microsomal enzyme assay, measurement of serm and liver alanine·aspartate aminotransferase and lipid accumulation, indicated that alismatis extract showed significant liver-protective activities agai-nst benzo(a) pyrene poisoning.