STUDIES ON HEPATOPROTECTIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF COIX LACRYMAâ€“JOBI (LINN)

Geetha S; Jannathul Firdous; Karpagam T; Varalakshmi B; Shanmuga Priya; Sugunabai J; Gomathi S

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i11.26307

Authors

Geetha S Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jannathul Firdous Department of Preclinical, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine Perak, No.3, Jalan Greentown, 30450, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Karpagam T Department of Biochemistry, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Varalakshmi B Department of Biochemistry, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shanmuga Priya Department of Biochemistry, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sugunabai J Department of Biochemistry, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Gomathi S Department of Biochemistry, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i11.26307

Keywords:

Anti-inflammation, Coix lacryma-jobi, Hepatotoxicity, Rheumatoid arthritis, and Edema

Abstract

Objective: In the present study, evaluation of hepatoprotective activity of Coix lacryma-jobi by CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity test, and evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of by egg albumin-induced paw edema, and complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis model were done.

Methods: Plant extract was prepared by mixing ethanol with powdered plant seeds and experiment was done as per the procedures of above-mentioned three models.

Results: C. lacryma-jobi test extracts out of two doses, 400 mg/kg exhibited a significant reduction in serum cholesterol level as 33 mg/dl when compared to control groups. C. lacryma-jobi seed extract has restored various serological alterations following CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity and was capable of reversing the toxic effects of CCl4 on liver cells. Considerable reduction in the paw volume of exudates observed with C. lacryma-jobi extract, indicating significant anti-inflammatory activity.

Conclusion: Therefore, this study shows that C. lacryma-jobs seed extract have anti-inflammatory activity in the models studied.

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