A critical review on silymarin as hepatoprotective and newer applications
| Vol-5 | Issue-3 | March-2020 | Published Online: 16 March 2020 PDF ( 332 KB ) | ||
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3818367 | ||
| Author(s) | ||
| Mr.Jadhav Sagar Sanjay 1; Miss.Malavdkar Poonam Ramachandra 2 | ||
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1Student of M pharm 2nd year [Pharmacology Department,Dr.D.Y.Patil unitech society’s Dr. D.Y. Patil institute of pharmaceutical sciences and research,Pimpri (India) 2Student of M Pharm 1st Year [Pharmacology Department], PDEA's Seth Govind Raghunath Sable, College of Pharmacy, Saswad (India) |
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| Abstract | ||
Silymarin is a popular antioxidant medicinal plant which is used in various traditional as well as modern diseases. It has potentential health benefits which are yet unexplored. Silymarin well known for use in various skin disease, liver disease, autoimmune diseases, alcoholic liver disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, and neuroprotective effect. Silymarin also improve behavioural pattern in various animal studies. It inhibit release of various types of inflammatory cytokines. This review focus on mainly hepatoprotective effect of silymarin and some newer application which are reported. |
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| Keywords | ||
| Silymarin, Hepatoprotective, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, anticancer, skin protection | ||
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