• UMA NAMASUDRA
• DEBABRATA BHAUMIK
• BIPLAB DE
• RANJIB GHOSH

The present study aimed to determine the hepatoprotective activity of a methanolic extract of bamboo shoot (Muia) and chakhwi - a prepared food ingredient.The hepatoprotective potential was evaluated in CCl4-induced hepatotoxic albino swiss male mice. Animals were divided into five groups, while group I- normal control, group II- toxic control(CCl4) and the remaining three groups (III, IV and V) were treated with Standard drug Liv. 52, bamboo shoot (Muia) and chakhwi - a prepared food ingredient respectively. Except normal group, animals of all other groups received CCl4 (1 ml/kgbw) by subcutaneous injection for 7days alternately. Normal group received water. On eighth day, all the animals from all groups were sacrificed, blood was collected from each animal for serum analysis. SGPT, SGOT, Total Bilirubin and Direct Bilirubin were assayed.The present study showed that both the tribal food ingredients have significant hepatoprotective activity.

Muia, Chakhwi , hepatoprotective activity, CCl4 and Melocanna baccifera.

"Hepatoprotective Activity of Methanolic Extract of Young Bamboo Shoot Melocanna Baccifera and Chakhwi – Two Traditional Tribal Food Ingredients of Tripura", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.499-505, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905O78.pdf

"Hepatoprotective Activity of Methanolic Extract of Young Bamboo Shoot Melocanna Baccifera and Chakhwi – Two Traditional Tribal Food Ingredients of Tripura", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp499-505, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905O78.pdf