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Hepatoprotective potential of propolis

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Author Details : Shubham Singh, Dhiraj Kumar, Satendra Kumar Nirala, Monika Bhadauria*

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2023

Article Page : 91-97

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcaap.2023.016

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Abstract

Propolis is a resinous mixture collected by honey bees from different flowers, buds, fruits, and several other parts of plant. The bees bring it to their hive on their hind legs, just like pollen. They mix it with their own wax and saliva, resulting in the formation of propolis. Propolis has an extremely complex chemical composition that includes flavonoids, phenolic acids, their esters, ketones, alcohols, amino acids, and several other inorganic compounds, making it a good Pharmacologicallyuseful compound for dealing with various hepatic disorders. Propolis protects liver toxicity by reducing the free radicals by its magical Activitiescompounds. Propolis possess antioxidative, antiulcer, antimicrobial, and antitumor activities induced by several xenobiotics and has shown to be a magical remedy in handling and inhibition of several disorders of liver related to severe clinical stages, from acute liver failure to hepatocellular carcinoma.
 

Keywords: Antioxidants, Hepatic disorders, Natural product, Propolis

How to cite : Singh S, Kumar D, Nirala S K, Bhadauria M, Hepatoprotective potential of propolis. IP Int J Compr Adv Pharmacol 2023;8(2):91-97

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