Evaluation of hypolipidemic activity of Acorus calamus Linn. in rats

Indian Drugs

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-29

  Parab, R S ^a   Mengi, S A ^a  

^a SNDT WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Aqueous extract; Hydroalcoholic extract; Hypolipidemic activity; Saponins

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; GEMFIBROZIL; GEMPAR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RHIZOME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037252833     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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