Antihyperlipidemic effect of aqueous extract ofPlumbago zeylanicaroots in diet-induced hyperlipidemic rat

Autor: Sudha R. Pendurkar, Sushma Mengi
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Pharmaceutical Biology. 47:1004-1010
ISSN: 1744-5116
1388-0209
Popis: This study examined the antihyperlipidemic effect of the aqueous extract of Plumbago zeylanica Linn. (Plumbaginaceae) roots in diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats. The oral administration of the aqueous extract at the dose of 20, 40, and 80 mg kg−1 were found to ameliorate the hyperlipidemic condition as evidenced by a reduction of cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The standards fenofibrate (20 mg kg−1) and atorvastatin (8 mg kg−1) were also found to exhibit significant (p
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