Hepatoprotective natural products

摘要: Abstract Globally liver diseases are on the rise; some of causes include viral hepatitis, carcinoma, non-alcoholic or too much alcohol consumption-induced fatty disease, immune disorders, cholestatic and metabolic adverse effects (hepatotoxicity) arising from food allopathic traditional medications, fungal infections, schistosomiasis, infections with other parasites like flukes tapeworms. In United States alone, an estimated 25 million Americans afflicted cirrhosis is 7th leading cause death. This enormous health care burden not possible to be borne by people developing countries. Newer drugs need found phytochemicals obtained plants can a potential source for such drugs. The present review will deal hepatoprotective belonging phenolic acid, phenyl propanoid, lignan, terpenoid, stilbenoid, curcuminoid, carotenoid, glycoside, saponin, flavone, flavonoid, alkaloid groups discuss their mechanism action in prevention treatment hepatic disorders.