Hepatoprotective Herbal Plants- A Review

Abstract

A major new issue in global health is the emergence of liver diseases. Multiple hazardous substances, including chemotherapeutic medications, thioacetamide, carbon tetrachloride, certain antibiotics, excessive alcohol use, and pathogenic microbes, can induce these disorders. Consequently, keeping the liver healthy is crucial to overall wellness. Despite advances in pharmacology, the risks of synthetic drugs have outweighed their advantages. Undeveloped nations cannot afford the modern medical treatments for liver illness since they are ineffective, associated with serious side effects, and extremely expensive. Illnesses may have alternative treatments, and there appears to have been a worldwide boom in interest in studying medicinal plants. It is not necessary to employ labor-intensive pharmaceutical manufacturing procedures to obtain these plants, and they are also cheap. Traditional herbs that work well with little side effects and cost effectively have been the main emphasis so far. A literature search utilizing numerous databases, such as Google Scholar, ISI Web of Knowledge, and PubMed, was conducted and the results are presented in this research. We combed through every piece of literature on medicinal plants from around the world that may offer liver protection. We also highlighted forthcoming studies in the field and discussed phytochemical compounds with hepatoprotective characteristics.

Keywords: Bioactive compounds, hepatotoxicity, liver diseases, medicinal plant, pharmacology