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8th Edition of International Conference on

Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies

June 05-07, 2025 | Rome, Italy

Traditional Medicine 2023

Natural products as promising therapeutic agents for the management of liver diseases

Speaker at Traditional Medicine, Ethnomedicine and Natural Therapies 2023 - Vikram Patial
CSIR-IHBT, India
Title : Natural products as promising therapeutic agents for the management of liver diseases

Abstract:

Liver diseases can affect almost every age group, and their incidence is increasing worldwide due to the extensive spread of hepatitis and the western lifestyle. The primary cause of liver disease includes infection, exposure to drugs/toxic compounds, diet and alcohol, which further contribute to inflammation, fibrosis and even liver cancer. Traditional medicines sought and encompassed a wide range of approaches. They came to practice during the ancient Vedic period and have a long-lasting curative effect, easy availability, a natural way of healing, and negligible side effects. Traditional medicines are gaining importance throughout the world in clinical practice. Natural products are prepared from plant extracts, herbs, fruits, and vegetables and have been used conventionally for treating liver diseases. Various medicinal plants/natural products such as Picrorhiza kurroa, Swertia sp., curcumin, etc., have a potential chemoprotective and hepatoprotective effect against common liver diseases. The limitation of applications of natural products as medicines comes from the lack of scientific studies that could provide actual proof of the efficacy of these products. Thus, anecdotal success and personal experience are the often-driving forces for accepting these traditional medicines among the clinical population. Our group is focused on validating the efficacy of natural/traditional drugs in experimental models.

Audience Take Away Notes:

  • The audience can learn about the various natural products/traditional drugs having potential hepatorpotective activity
  • The presentation will explain the various preclinical animal models used to validate the efficacy of drugs.
  • Focus will be on to explain the molecular mechanism of action of different products based on our studies.

Biography:

Dr. Vikram Patial is veterinarian by profession and graduated as BVSc & AH in 2008 and done post-graduation in veterinary pathology in 2011 from CSKHPKV, Palampur, India. He received his PhD in biological sciences under Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Gazia bad, India. His group is working on acute and chronic liver injury animal models for the validation of the therapeutic potential of natural products. He has published 44 papers in the reputed journals and four book chapters.

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