West African Journal of Allied Health Sciences
Hepatoprotective Efficacy of Residual Aqueous Fraction of <i>Bombax costatum</i> Pellegr. Et Vuillet (Bombacacae) Stem Bark Against Carbon Tetrachloride<sub> </sub>Induced A<b>cute Liver Toxicity in Mice</b>
Introduction: Hepatic disease still remains a major public health problem due to vulnerability of the liver to a variety of metabolic, circulatory, neoplastic, xenobiotic and microbial insults. Liver injury is accompanied with derangement of vital body functions, hence the need to search for efficacious hepatoprotective agents with minimal side effect. This study aimed to evaluate the hepatoprotective efficacy of aqueous fraction of B. costatum stem bark (AFB) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced acute liver …