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| Title: | Enicostemma littorale Blume — A potential hypolipidemic plant |
| Authors: | Gopal, R
Gnanamani, A
Udayakumar, R
Sadulla, S |
| Keywords: | Enicostemma littorale
Chhotachirayta
p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (p-DAB)
Hepatotoxicity
Lipid profile
Lipid peroxidation
g-Glutamyl transpeptidase |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. 7— A61K 35/78, A61P 1/16, A61P 3/06 |
| Abstract: | Restoration of liver
function by the application of Enicostemma littorale Blume
(aerial part) powder in p-DAB (p-dimethylaminoazobenzene)
induced animals was evaluated by analyzing the serum total cholesterol,
triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, serum g-glutamyl transpeptidase and liver malondialdehyde
levels. Administration of the chosen plant reduces the hyperlipidemia at
significant level and also reduces the lipid peroxidation and significantly
increased HDL-cholesterol level in serum. When comparing the results with the
standard antilipidemia agent namely, vitamin E, the results obtained using the
plant is highly comparable. |
| Page(s): | 401-405 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.3(6) [November-December 2004]
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