Hepato- and reno-protective effects of thymoquinone, crocin, and carvacrol: A comprehensive review

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Author: Akbar Anaeigoudari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022
• Subjects: carvacrol; crocin; thymoquinone; hepatoprotective; reno-protective; inflammatory; oxidative stress; nf-κb; nrf2; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Reno
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4103/2221-1691.343386; https://doaj.org/article/e2a12e33fab847d9996821baeb018105

Medicinal plants are rich in nutrients and phytochemicals which prevent and treat a wide range of ailments. Accumulating experimental studies exhibit that some bioactive ingredients extracted from medicinal plants have suitable therapeutic effects on hepatic and renal injuries. This review focuses o...