Asteracantha longifolia plant - Kuliakhara

Asteracantha longifolia appears to be an herb that has liver protective potential.

Effect of Asteracantha longifolia Nees. against CCl4 induced liver dysfunction in rat.
Indian J Exp Biol. 2005 January. Shailajan S, Chandra N, Sane RT, Menon S. SP Mandali's, Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India.
Significant recovery after treatment with the whole plant slurry of Asteracantha longifolia Nees. was observed in plasma AST, ALT and cholesterol levels in CCl4 induced hepatotoxic rats. This was amply supported by electron micrographs, which indicated normalization of cytoarchitecture of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. The results suggest that the slurry of Asteracantha longifolia plant is useful as a liver tonic.

Evaluation of the protective efficacy of Asteracantha longifolia on acetaminophen-induced liver damage in rats.
J Med Food. 2004 Summer. Shivashangari KS, Ravikumar V, Devaki T. Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu, India.
The effect of oral administration of methanolic extract of Asteracantha longifolia seeds on acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver damage in rats was investigated. Results indicate that Asteracantha longifolia extract could offer protection against acetaminophen  APAP-induced liver damage, suggesting its liver protective activity.

Substances in Asteracantha longifolia plant
Asteracantha longifolia plant has numerous compounds inclulding aliphatic esters and betulin

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