Dr. S. K. RavalPATEL, SUNILKUMAR JITENDRABHAI2017-02-182017-02-182014http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810001564Citrus medica, commonly known as a ‘Citron’ in English and ‘bijapura’ in Ayurvedic literature is shrub or small tree. Its leaflets are 3-6 inch long, elliptic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate with sort, wingless or nearly wingless petioles; flowers are 5-10 in a raceme, small or middle-sized; petals are generally more or less pink; fruit is globose ovoid or oblong often mamillate at the apex. Various parts of bijapura are widely used in Indian traditional system of medicine. “Studies on renoprotective activity of aqueous, alcoholic and chloroform extracts of Citrus medica” II The study was conducted on 72 adult healthy Wistar rats of 8-12 weeks of age were procured. Rats were selected randomly and divided in to 9 groups (Group – I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX). All Groups had eight animals each. All the rats were numbered group wise and individually. Group I served as normal control consisted of healthy animals.enveterinary medicinestudiesThesis