Use of Withania somnifera Dunal as an adjuvant during radiation therapy.
Indian J Exp Biol
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1996 Sep; 34(9): 854-6
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ABSTRACT
Withania somnifera popularly known as Aswagandha is used in several indigenous drug preparations. Administration of a 75% methanolic extract of the plant was found to significantly increase the total WBC count in normal Balb/c mice and reduce the leucopenia induced by sublethal dose of gamma radiation. Treatment with W. somnifera was found to increase the bone marrow cellularity significantly, the percentage increase being 146.3. Treatment with W. somnifera had normalised the ratio of normochromatic erythrocytes and polychromatic erythrocytes in mice after the radiation exposure. Major activity of W. somnifera seemed to be in the stimulation of stem cell proliferation.
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Lesões Experimentais por Radiação
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Protetores contra Radiação
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Feminino
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Animais
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Fitoterapia
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Camundongos
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Indian J Exp Biol
Ano de publicação:
1996
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