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The hypolipidemic action of Anthocephalus indicus (family, Rubiaceae: Hindi name, Kadam) fruit extract has been studied in hyperlipidemic rats fed a triton- and cholesterol-rich high-fat diet. In triton WR-1339-induced hyperlipidemic rats, feeding with the fruit extract (500 mg/kg b.w.) exerted a lipid-lowering effect as assessed by reversal of plasma levels of total cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglyceride following reactivation of the post-heparin lipolytic activity. In another model, chronic feeding of this natural product (500 mg/kg, b.w.) to animals simultaneously fed a high-fat diet for 30 days caused lowering of lipid levels in plasma and liver accompanied with stimulation of hepatic lipolytic activity. The hypolipidemic activity of Anthocephalus indicus fruit extract iscompared with guggulipid, a known lipid-lowering drug, in both models.
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One of us (V.K.) is grateful to the director, CDRI, Lucknow for experimental support and Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow for financial support.
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Kumar, V., Singh, S., Khanna, A.K. et al. Hypolipidemic activity of Anthocephalus indicus (kadam) in hyperlipidemic rats. Med Chem Res 17, 152–158 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-007-9045-4
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