Eksp Klin Farmakol. 2002 Nov-Dec; 65(6): 57-9.

[Hepatoprotective properties of liquid extract of Rhodiola rosea]

IaremiÄ IN, Grigor'eva NF.

Medical Chemistry Department, Bukovinian State Medical Academy, ul. Bogomol'tsa 2, Chernovtsy 58000, Ukraine.

The effect of a liquid extract from Rhodiola rosea on the functional state of rat liver with experimental toxic hepatitis was studied. The extract produces a hepatoprotective effect, as manifested by normalized activity of aspartate aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase, normalized content of medium-molecular-weight peptides, urea, and bilirubin, and reduced activity of alanine aminotransferase and glutathione-S-transferase in the blood plasma of rats with the toxic hepatitis model.