Diuretic, hypotensive, and hypocholesterolemic effects of Eclipta alba in mild hypertensive subjects: A pilot study

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-148

  Rangineni, Vasavi ^a,c   Sharada, D ^a   Saxena, Saileshnath ^b  

^a ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BRKR Ayurvedic Medical College   (India)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Diuresis; Eclipta alba; Hypertension; Lipid peroxides; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PEROXIDE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TOCOPHEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECLIPTA ALBA; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICTURITION DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINE; URINE VOLUME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; ECLIPTA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURESIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TOCOPHEROLS;

ECLIPTA; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA;

EID: 34248163359     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.0000     Document Type: Article

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