The in vitro and ex vivo antioxidant properties, hypolipidaemic and antiatherosclerotic activities of water extract of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-446

  Chumark, Pilaipark ^a   Khunawat, Panya ^a   Sanvarinda, Yupin ^b   Phornchirasilp, Srichan ^b   Morales, Noppawan Phumala ^b   Phivthong ngam, Laddawal ^c   Ratanachamnong, Piyanee ^b   Srisawat, Supath ^d   Pongrapeeporn, Klai upsorn S ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d The Princess of Narathiwat University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antiatherosclerotic; Hypolipidaemic; Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves; Moringaceae

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKADIENE; CHOLESTEROL; COPPER; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; SIMVASTATIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TROLOX C;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOLIPEMIA; MALE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS; SIMVASTATIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN E; WATER;

MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 40249085612     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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