Today many medicinal plant species of India have reached the fate of extinction of severe toxicity of liver and kidney. Unfortunately detailed information and complete inventions on such plats often do not exist. For most of the endangered species, no conservation efforts have been implemented and a lion's share of the knowledge on their properties and use are held exclusively by traditional healer societies, whose very existence is now under threat. The aim of this book in the study of ploygonum bistorta is a herbal plant is used against over doses of paracetamol toxicity in liver and...

Our current investigation verifies for the first time, the protective effects of Polygonum bistorta and Tannic Acid against model hepatotoxicant in rats. The hepatoprotective action is likely related to its potent antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activity. Neutralizing reactive oxygen species by non enzymatic mechanism and enhancing the activity of original natural hepatic antioxidants enzymes may be the main mechanisms against injury. These data provide a scientific explanation for the folkloric uses of Polygonum bistorta and tannic acid in the treatments of hepatic disorders. The...