EVALUATION OF CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF THESPESIA POPULNEA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY

Abstract

Cardiac problems are a matter of universal concern. One of the contrivances to find a solution to these problems has been to search for ameliorative measures in plants that have proven or supposed medicinal significance. Thespesia populnea (TP), a plant of known medicinal value, is used traditionally, in the coastal regions of India for the treatment of several diseases. The present study was aimed at evaluating the cardioprotective potential of this plant in different models of cardiotoxicity. newline newline