Antioxidant and Nephroprotective Activities of the Extract and Fractions of Lour.

Background: is a plant, which is widely used in the indigenous system of medicine for the treatment of urolithiasis, renal disorders and inflammatory conditions. This is the first report on the antioxidant and nephroprotective activities of whole plant of .

Objective: The present study aims at investigating the antioxidant and nephroprotective activity of the methanol extract and its different fractions of .