Anti-Inflammatory Activity Is a Possible Mechanism by Which the Polyherbal Formulation Comprised of Nigella sativa (Seeds), Hemidesmus indicus (Root), and Smilax glabra (Rhizome) Mediates Its Antihepatocarcinogenic Effects.

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Published in Evid Based Complement Alternat Med on November 13, 2012

Authors

Prasanna B Galhena1, Sameera R Samarakoon, M Ira Thabrew, G A K Weerasinghe, Mayuri G Thammitiyagodage, W D Ratnasooriya, Kamani H Tennekoon

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.

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