Hepatoprotective Activity of Methanolic Extract of Bauhinia purpurea Leaves against Paracetamol-Induced Hepatic Damage in Rats

Table 3

Histopathological evaluation of the effect of various doses of MEBP against PCM-induced hepatic injury in rats.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Steatosis	Necrosis	Inflammation	Haemorrhage
Normal	−	−	−	−	−
10% DMSO		−	+++	++	++
Silymarin	200	−	+	+	+
MEBP	50	−	++	+	+
	250	−	+	+	−
	500	−	+	+	+

The severity of various features of hepatic injury was evaluated based on those following scoring schemes: −: normal, +: mild effect, ++: moderate effect, +++: severe effect.