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ArticleMetabolism open2024

Evaluation of hepatoprotective and antidiarrheal activities of the hydromethanol crude extract and solvent fractions of

Yaschilal Muche Belayneh, Getnet Mengistu, Kidan Hailay

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Article in Metabolism open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Comparative Metabolite Profiling ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  2. Food science & nutrition · 2026
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yaschilal Muche BelaynehDepartment of Pharmacy, College of medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, P.O. Box 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Getnet MengistuDepartment of Pharmacy, College of medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, P.O. Box 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Kidan HailayDepartment of Pharmacy, College of medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, P.O. Box 1145, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Wollo University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Liver disease is any disease that negatively affects the normal function of the liver, and it is a major health problem that challenges not only healthcare professionals, but also the pharmaceutical industry and drug regulatory agencies. Similarly, diarrhea is the second leading cause of death among children under five globally next to pneumonia. The available synthetic drugs for the treatment of liver disorders and diarrhoea have limited safety and efficacy. Objective: To evaluate the Methods: Hepatoprotective activity of the extracts was evaluated by using CCl Result: Hepatoprotective activity: The leaf and fruit crude extracts showed significant improvement in the body weight and liver weight of mice compared to the untreated toxicant control. Additionally, treatment with hydromethanol leaf and fruit extracts caused a significant (P < 0.05) improvement in liver biomarkers compared to the toxicant control. Similarly, the n-butanol and chloroform fractions of the fruit extract caused a significant reduction (P < 0.01) in serum AST, ALT, ALP and Bilirubin levels and a significant (P < 0.001) increase in total protein compared to the toxicant control. However, none of the three solvent fractions (n-butanol, chloroform, and aqueous) of the fruit extract significantly affected (P > 0.05) the level of albumin compared with the toxicant control.Antidiarrheal activity: In the castor oil-induced diarrheal model, the 80 % methanol extract delayed the onset of defaecation and significantly reduced the number and weight of faeces at all tested doses compared to the negative control. In the enteropooling test, 80 ME significantly (P < 0.001) reduced the weight and volume of intestinal fluid at all tested doses compared with the negative control. Results from the charcoal meal test revealed that the extracts produced a significant anti-motility effect at all tested doses compared with the negative control. Conclusion: This study confirmed the hepatoprotective and antidiarrheal activities of hydroalcoholic extracts. The highest test dose produced the maximum hepatoprotective and antidiarrheal activities in all models.

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AntidiarrhealCastor oilCCl4HepatoprotectiveLeaf and fruitLoperamideSchinus molle

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