Chronic administration of aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa attenuates hypertension and reverses cardiac hypertrophy in 2K-1C hypertensive rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 181-185

  Odigie, I P ^a   Ettarh, R R ^a   Adigun, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cardiomegaly; Experimental; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Hypertension; Renovascular

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROLYTE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART WEIGHT; HIBISCUS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PETAL; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RAT; RENAL ARTERY; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION;

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA;

EID: 0037625622     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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