Study on Protective Effect of Omega -3 Fatty
Acid Rich Extract of Linium Usitatissimum
Seeds on Cisplatin Induced Nephrotoxicity

Priyanka Saini*

There are many diseases that are still considered as untreatable by

most of the physicians, and epilepsy is one of those. Traditional

healers claim that they can treat epilepsy by use of some natural

components. The Indian Traditional Medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha

and Unani are predominantly based on the use of herbal drugs/

products for medicinal benefits. Herbal drugs have gained

importance and popularity in recent years because of their safety,

efficacy and cost effectiveness. One of the important and welldocumented

uses of plant products is their use as nephro-protective

agents. Hence, there is an ever increasing need for safe nephroprotective

agent.

Oxidative stress is a state where oxidative forces exceed the

antioxidant systems due to loss of the balance between them. Thus

due to easy availability of plant and its traditional uses, the present

study was designed to investigate the effect of plant extract against

Cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in rats by using biochemical

parameters and antioxidant status in kidney of rats after oral

administration of 100 and 200 mg/ kg body weight of extract.

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