Chemical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Aqueous Extract of Root Bark of “oroxylum Indicum” Vent
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" Oroxylum indicum " Vent (Syonakh) belonging to the family Bignoniaceae, has been used in several traditional Ayurvedic and folk medicines. The decoction of this root bark used in jaundice treatment by tribal people. As a result of these findings the present study was undertaken to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of crude aqueous extract of root bark of " Oroxylum indicum " Vent against liver damage in experimental animals. One new flavanoid compound was isolated from this extract which was elucidated by using modern spectral and chemical techniques and was named as Oroxylin B and this extract showed a significant hepatoprotective activity.
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