HEPATOPROTECTIVE AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CISSUS PALLIDA

Cissus pallida is used traditionally to treat various ailments like liver diseases, ulcer, wounds, skin disorders, CNS disorders, management of diabetes etc. In this present investigation, hepatoprotective activity was done in stem and wood parts of methanolic extract of Cissus pallida at the doses of (200mg/kg, 400 mg/kg) by paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity. The results obtained on 14th day and after 28 days was significant (p by FT-IR. Secondary metabolites like total flavonoids, total phenolics, tannins and alkaloids were estimated. The findings proves that the plant Cissus pallida shows hepatoprotective and antioxidant activity.