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China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
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(24): 929-932, 2002.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-271837
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effects of rhizoma sparganii and radices zedoariae on hepatic fibrosis.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The rat immunohepatic fibrosis model was made by intraperitoneal injection of porcine serum and treated with rhizoma sparganii and radices zedoariae. The ALT, GGT, TP, ALb, A/G, IVC, LN, HA and the pathological change of the liver were observed.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Rhizoma sparganii and radices zedoariae could increase TP, ALb, A/G, decrease ALT, GGT, IVC, LN, HA and improve the pathological change.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Rhizoma sparganii and radices zedoariae can protect hepatic cells, alleviate degeneration and necrosis, recover structure and function, and reduce the proliferation of fibrous tissue.</p>