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Sea buckthorn protects the liver - study 5-28-08
A
study in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture suggests that an ethanol
extract of sea buckthorn, found rich in vitamin C, vitamin E, flavonoids and
essential fatty acids, may be used as a preventative against liver disease.
Berries of the plant have already been found beneficial for conditions such as
cholesterol, heart disease, and inflammation due probably to their antioxidant
and immunomodulatory activity.
The current study led by researchers from India's Defense Institute of
Physiology and Allied Sciences showed sea buckthorn extracts protected the liver
in rats from being damaged by a hepatotoxin.
In the study, the researchers prepared an extract of sea buckthorn leaves
collected from the Western Himalayas with ethanol and tested the preparation in
Male Albino rats for its hepatoprotective effect.
Rats in eight groups were either pretreated with saline or various doses of sea
buckthorn leaf extract for five days and then subject to exposure to a dose of
carbon tetrachloride to induce hepatotoxicity.
The researchers found rats pretreated with leaf extract at a concentration of
100mg and 200mg significantly protected the animals' liver from being injured by
the liver damaging agent.
Leaf extracts of sea buckthorn have been found in previous studies to have
significant antioxidant and immunomodulatory activity and protect against
chromium-induced oxidative stress in rats, nutraingredients.com reports.
Berries of the plant also have been found able to reduce concentrations of a
protein that is associated with inflammation, diabetes and heart disease,
according to a Finnish study.