Fitoterapia. 2000 Feb; 71(1): 55-9.

Protective effect of Hemidesmus indicus against rifampicin and isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.

Prabakan M, Anandan R, Devaki T.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.

Oral treatment with the ethanol extract of Hemidesmus indicus roots (100 mg/kg, for 15 days) significantly prevented rifampicin and isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.