Hepatoprotective Ayurvedic plants - a review.

The liver plays vital functions in the maintenance and performance of the body. Most of the metabolic and physiological processes of our body as well as the detoxification of various drugs and xenobiotic chemicals occur in the liver. During this detoxification process, the reactive chemical intermediates damage the liver causing hepatotoxicity.

Clinical validation of efficacy and safety of herbal cough formula: study of herbal cough syrup.

Objective Of The Study: To clinically validate the efficacy and safety of herbal cough formula CORSHE-E of ayurvedic origin.

Procedure: An open label, uncontrolled clinical study was done on thirty patients with history of cough. The patients were given the cough syrup after they were enrolled in the study and were followed up for a period of seven days.