Research Article

Hepatoprotective Screening of Seriphidium kurramense (Qazilb.) Y.R. Ling

Table 5

Distribution of animal groups (each containing 6 rats).

Group (control)Given no treatment

Group 1 (control normal)Normal healthy feeding
Group 2 DMSO+olive oilGiven 10% DMSO in olive oil orally (1 mL/kg rat body weight)
Group 3 (CCl4)Given 30% CCl4 in olive oil i.p (1 mL/kg rat body weight)
Group 4 (silymirin+CCl4)Given 30% CCl4 in olive oil i.p (1 mL/kg rat body weight)+silymarin (100 mg/mL in DMSO) orally
Group 5 (low dose+CCl4)Given 30% CCl4 in olive oil i.p (1 mL/kg rat bodyweight)+S. kurramense methanol (SKM) (150 mg/kg rat body weight) orally
Group 6 (high dose+CCl4)Given 30% CCl4 in olive oil i.p (1 mL/kg rat bodyweight)+S. kurramense methanol (SKM) (300 mg/kg rat body weight) orally
Group 7 (SKM)Given only S. kurramense methanol (SKM) (150 mg/kg rat body weight) in DMSO orally
Group 8 (SKM)Given only S. kurramense methanol (SKM) (300 mg/kg rat body weight) in DMSO orally