Research Article

Development of a Hepatoprotective Herbal Drug from Turnera diffusa

Table 3

Parameters of identity and activity for the different HM samples prepared.

SampleDate of collectionHepatodamianol content (mg/g sample)Antioxidant activity (CE50μg/ml)Flavonoid content (mg equivalent/g sample)Hepatoprotection activity AST (IU/L)
QuercetinRutin

HM1January 201516.95 ± 0.3155.24 ± 7.6880.11 ± 1.65186.97 ± 4.0137.33 ± 5.13
HM2November 201518.42 ± 0.3762.20 ± 7.9768.62 ± 0.88159.09 ± 2.1538.66 ± 1.15
HM3November 201425.73 ± 0.7358.74 ± 7.8652.54 ± 0.66120.06 ± 1.6138.66 ± 2.08
HM4December 201515.98 ± 0.3452.79 ± 6.4268.18 ± 0.45153.178 ± 1.1038.00 ± 2.64
HM5April 201619.33 ± 0.9578.48 ± 9.0957.81 ± 0.2932.86 ± 0.7233.00 ± 1.00
HM6July 201511.66 ± 1.0052.13 ± 4.0388.42 ± 0.52207.16 ± 1.2638.33 ± 3.51
HM7October 201513.40 ± 0.3460.29 ± 8.0064.68 ± 0.63149.52 ± 1.5336.33 ± 5.85
HM8February 20168.76 ± 0.2666.55 ± 8.6947.76 ± 0.15108.45 ± 0.3639.00 ± 2.64
HM9June 201520.99 ± 0.6026.92 ± 0.48162.58 ± 0.36379.69 ± 0.8941.33 ± 2.51
HM10June 20157.91 ± 0.2590.32 ± 1.8949.36 ± 0.70112.32 ± 1.6945.66 ± 3.05
Quercetin3.88 ± 0.16
Hepatodamianol4.76 ± 0.220.23 ± 3.67
Silibinin81.33 ± 6.02

Hepatoprotection model in vitro: HepG2 cells, CCl4 0.4% as damage agent, cells + CCl4: AST 111.33 ± 3.51, cells without CCl4: AST 0.66 ± 0.57. Cytotoxicity was assessed in Vero cells; n = 3. HM1 to HM10 are standardized extracts obtained from 10 different samples of Turnera diffusa with the procedure described.