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Trees with Hepatoprotective and Cardioprotective Activities

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Many natural products like polyphenols and flavonoids from woody plants are known to maintain liver and heart health. These products have antihepatitis, anticirrhosis, and antiatherosclerosis with lipid-lowering activities. Trees included are Alstonia scholaris, Anogeissus acuminata, Crataeva religiosa, Carissa carandas, Cupressus sempervirens, Diospyros spp., Nerium oleander, Terminalia arjuna, and Thevetia peruviana.

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Khan, A.S. (2017). Trees with Hepatoprotective and Cardioprotective Activities. In: Medicinally Important Trees. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56777-8_6

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