Gynostemma pentaphyllum contains compounds with hepatoprotective and antifibrotic potential on chronic liver injury. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Therapeutic effect of gypenoside on chronic liver injury and fibrosis induced by CCl4 in rats.
Am J Chin Med. 2000;28(2):175-85. PMID: 10999436
Full Citation: "Gypenoside is a saponins extract derived from the Gynostemma pentaphyllum. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective and antifibrotic potential of Gypenoside on chronic liver injury induced by CCl4 for 8 wks. The results indicated that the increase of SGOT, SGPT activities in CCl4 liver injury were significantly reduced by treatment with Gypenoside. It also elevated the A/G ratio. For the study of anti-fibrotic potential, Gypenoside reduced the collagen content by 33%. These phenomena were confirmed by pathologic observation; thinner bands of liver collagen were found. The results suggest that Gypenoside has hepatoprotective and anti-fibrotic activities."