OBJECTIVE To investigate the antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant, and cytotoxic effect of aqueous and methanol extract of leaves of Polygonum minus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Acute antihyperlipidemic effect was studied on chemically induced hyperlipidemic rat model. Treated groups received aqueous and methanol extract of leaves of P. minus respectively (1000 mg/kg; oral) whereas standard treated grou...

Objective: The present study was planned to evaluate the efficacy of four different ayurvedic formulation for their antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effect in alloxan induced diabetic rabbits Materials and Methods: Four different ayurvedic formulation (F1,F2,F3,F4)) were administered in different group of alloxan induced diabetic rabbits.Their efficacy, onset and duration of action as a...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ethanolic extract of the whole plant of phyllanthus rheedii wight p.rheedii as antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effect in streptozotocin (stz) induced diabetic rats. male wistar rats were administered p.rheedii (250 mg/kg) orally for 21 days and blood glucose level was measured weekly. at the end of 21 days, the serum ...

BACKGROUND Ojamin (OJ), a polyherbal antidiabetic formulation, is extensively used as a food supplement to control diabetes alone or along with synthetic antidiabetic agents. However, it's phytochemical and pharmacological investigations are lacking. OBJECTIVE The present study was undertaken to study antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic potentials of OJ and its interaction with Metformin in s...

Curcumin is the most active component of turmeric. It is believed that curcumin is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), one of the major metabolites of curcumin, exhibits many of the same physiological and pharmacological activities as curcumin and in some systems may exert greater antioxidant activity than curcumin. The aim of this study was to evaluate t...

BACKGROUND Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod. is a medicinal plant that has been used in Ethiopian traditional medicine as a remedy for treatment of hypertension and diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate antihypertensive and antihyperlipidemic effect in fructose induced hypertensive rats. METHODS Rats were randomly divided into control and treatment groups (n = 6). Treatment grou...

Introduction: Dyslipidemias are well-documented disorders in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients; and have been implicated as an etiology and prognosis factor for the disease, as well. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of various antihyperlipidemic regimens on the serum cholesterol levels. Method and material: A longitudinally study was conducted and 98 NAFLD p...

The antihyperlipidemic activity of resinoids of guggul (Commiphora mukul/Commiphora wightii), belonging to family Burseraceae (Genus: Commiphora), collected from different parts of India (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan), was studied on cholesterol-rich high fat diet-induced model of hyperlipidemia in rats. The resinoids of these exudates were prepared in ethyl acetate and ethyl alcohol. ...

Antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic activities of the extracts of leaves and calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa were investigated by studying their in vitro inhibitory activity on lipid peroxidation and in vivo effects on cholesterol induced hyperlipidemia. Highest antioxidant activity was exhibited by ethanolic extract of calyces followed by ethanolic extract of leaves followed by aqueous extract o...