Modulation of liver enzymes by an Iranian preparation of Echinacea purpurea
Document Type : Case report
A. Manayi 1
A. Tehranifard 2
1 Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411, Tehran, Iran.
2 Shahid Ramezani Clinic, Behboodi Avenue, Azadi Street, Tehran, Iran.
Hepatitis B, a common infectious disease of liver, is transmitted by blood and body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid that carry hepatitis B virus (HBV). In chronic infection, medical care is required to decrease possibility of cirrhosis and liver cancer. In the present report, the hepatoprotective effect of an Echinacea purpurea preparation (Echiherb®) has been described in a patient who suffered from HBV infection. The levels of both enzymes of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) decreased to their normal level after 6 weeks of treatment. Therefore, this report may provide a new perspective for protection of liver in patients with HBV infection along with other diseases which damage liver cells using E. purpurea preparations.
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Manayi, A., & Tehranifard, A. (2015). Modulation of liver enzymes by an Iranian preparation of Echinacea purpurea. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2(4), 1-3.
A. Manayi; A. Tehranifard. "Modulation of liver enzymes by an Iranian preparation of Echinacea purpurea". Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2, 4, 2015, 1-3.
Manayi, A., Tehranifard, A. (2015). 'Modulation of liver enzymes by an Iranian preparation of Echinacea purpurea', Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2(4), pp. 1-3.
Manayi, A., Tehranifard, A. Modulation of liver enzymes by an Iranian preparation of Echinacea purpurea. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2015; 2(4): 1-3.