Patel Swati and Ingalhalli Rajashekhar
ABSTRACT
Plants have always played a vital role in the life of man in the form of food and medicine. In Ayurveda there is a remedy for every disorder using some parts of plants. Many plants have provided a vital source of potentially useful new compounds for the development of effective therapy to combat a variety of problems. Nephrotoxicity is one of the most common problems of man and usually occurs when the body is exposed to a drug or toxin. A large number of medicinal plants, natural products and dietary components have been evaluated as potential nephroprotective agents. Many plants have been used for the treatment of kidney failure in traditional system of medicine throughout the world. In this article, an attempt has been made to gather every possible information about the plants which have shown nephroprotetive properties which will be a ready reference for future researchers.
KEYWORDS: Ayurveda, Nephrotoxicity, Medicinal plants, kidney, Gentamycin, cisplatin.