Hepatoprotective activity of (Gaudich.) aerial parts against CCl-induced hepatotoxicity in rodents and analysis of polyphenolic compounds by HPTLC.

is a fern species belonging to family Thelypteridaceae. The present study was conducted to evaluate hepatoprotective potential of ethanol extract from aerial parts (EEMTAP) and detect the polyphenolic compounds present in the extract using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC). Hepatoprotective potential of EEMTAP were tested at doses of 300 and 600 mg/kg, per os (p.