Assessment of anti-hyperlipidemic effect of Citrullus colocynthis

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Rahimi, Alireza O.¹  Rezazadeh, Hassan¹  Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran¹  University of Ulster at Coleraine, Ireland¹  Jabbari, Morteza V.¹  Mahdavi, Reza¹  Nikbakhsh, Mohammed¹  Zamani, Marzyieh¹  Nahar, Lutfun¹  Delazar, Abbas¹  Sarker, Satyajit D.¹ 

关键词: Citrullus colocynthis;    Cucurbitaceae;    hyperlipidemia;    rabbits.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2007000400003

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

Hyperlipidemia is a well-known risk factor for several illnesses including atherosclerosis, heart and vascular diseases and stroke. In the search for potential anti-hyperlipidemic agents from plants to prevent these conditions, the pulp and the seeds of Citrullus colocynthis were assessed for their effects on the lipid profile of hyperlipidemic New Zealand rabbits. In the experimental groups that received the pulp of C. colocynthis or 100 mg/kg of seeds, the lipid profiles were significantly reduced when compared to the control group (P<0.05).

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