Hypolipidemic activity of Acorus calamus L. in rats

Fitoterapia

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 451-455

  Parab, Reshma S ^a   Mengi, Sushma A ^a  

^a SNDT WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Atherogenic Index; Hyperlipidemia; Saponins

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME;

ACORUS; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ACORUS CALAMUS;

EID: 0036801776     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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