Many epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that light-to-moderate alcohol (Alc) consumption is associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and total mortality in middle-aged and elderly men and women. The plausible mechanisms for the putative cardioprotective effects include increased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, prevention of clot formation, reduce...

OBJECTIVE To study the hypolipidemic activity of fresh grass juice of Triticum aestivum in normal rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Freshly prepared Triticum aestivum grass juice was administered to normal rats at the dose of 5 ml/kg and 10 ml/kg orally once daily for 21 days. Blood samples were collected after 24 hours of last administration and used for estimation of lipid profile. Fresh grass ju...

Vanadium complexes are potent antidiabetic agents for therapeutical treatment of diabetes. In the present study, we investigated the hypolipidemic effect of V(IV)O(dipic-Cl)(H2O)2 (V4dipic-Cl) in liver of streptozotocin- (STZ-)-induced diabetic rats. We found that diabetic animals exhibited hepatic inflammatory infiltration and impaired liver function along with triglyceride (TG) accumulation i...

The objective of the present study was to monitor the hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic effects of propolis in rats fed high cholesterol diet. The rats (n=32) were divided into four equal groups. The rats of group 1 (control) were fed basal diet, whereas rats of group 2 were fed basal diet mixed with cholesterol (1%). The rats of group 3 and 4 were fed high cholesterol diet (1%) mixed with ...

The leaf of Lagenaria siceraria is considered as a hypolipidemic in folklore medicine. In present investigation, the detailed pharmacognostic study of Lagenaria siceraria leaf is carried out to lay down the standards which could be useful in future experimental studies. The study includes macroscopy, microscopy, preliminary phytochemical screening and physicochemical evaluation.

Due to its variety of biological activities, rhubarb has been widely applied worldwide with a long history. However, the potential bioactive compounds in Rheum tanguticum responsible for hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, and anti-hyperuricemic activities as well their underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In order explore these specific multifunctional ingredients, vitro α-glucosidase pancreatic lip...

Herbs and their combinations due to the wide range of biologically active substances can influence on various links pathogenetic mechanism development diabetes mellitus its complications. One such is an antidiabetic herbal mixture with established hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, pancreatoprotective activity in previous pharmacological study vivo that including inulin...

Obesity is one of the most important public health issues touching every region world. Currently, India facing double burden undernutrition likewise as overnutrition. There are >135 million those that obese in India. Hyperlipoidaemia related to risk factors like arteriosclerosis, hypertension, type-II DM, obesity, MI, congestive cardiac failure, angina pectoris, gall bladder diseases, degene...