Studies on the preventive effect of Spirulina maxima on fatty liver development induced by carbon tetrachloride, in the rat

Spirulina platensis effects on the levels of total cholesterol, HDL and triacylglycerols in rabbits fed with a hypercholesterolemic diet

“…Nakaya et al (1988) demonstrated the hypocholesterolemic effect of Spirulina when administrated in humans (4.2 g.day -1 for 4 weeks). Torres-Durán et al (1999) observed that S. maxima was able to prevent the changes induced by carbon tetrachloride in liver lipids in rats. The presence of antioxidant compounds like phycocyanin and phenolic compounds, and poly-unsaturated fatty acids in the microalgae Spirulina can be the cause of the properties of Spirulina on the decrease of serum lipids levels.…”

Hepatoprotective activity of Sapindus mukorossi and Rheum emodi extracts: In vitro and in vivo studies

“…India, the abode of Ayurvedic system of medicine, assigns much importance to the pharmacological aspects of many plants. Hepatoprotective effect of some plants like Spirulina maxima [7] , Eclipta alba [8] , Boehmeria nivea [9] , Cichorium intybus [10] , and Picrorhiza kurroa [11] has been well established. Nearly 150 phytoconstituents from 101 plants have been claimed to possess liver protecting activity [12] .…”

Hepatoprotective effect of Cocculus hirsutus on bile duct ligation-induced liver fibrosis in Albino Wistar rats

“…However, several studies suggest that some herbal plants such as Spirulina maxima (Torres -Durain et al, 1999), Eclipta alba (Saxena et al, 1993), Boehmeria nivea (Lin et al, 1998), Cichorium intybus (Zafar and Ali, 1998), Picrorhiza kurrooa (Saraswat et al, 1999), Trianthema decandra (Balamurugan and Muthusamy, 2008), and Phyllanthus niruri (Iqbal et al, 2007) etc. have hepatoprotective effects.…”