Resin from the mukul myrrh tree, guggul, can it be used for treating hypercholesterolemia? A randomized, controlled study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-22

  Nohr, Lise Anett ^a   Rasmussen, Lars Bjørn ^b   Straand, Jørund ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Guggul; Humans; Intervention study; Lipids

Indexed keywords

CARDIOREUMA; CHOLESTEROL; GUGGUL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; RESIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMIPHORA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOOSE FECES; MALE; NAUSEA; NORWAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DISEASE; TASTE DISORDER; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COMMIPHORA; CREATININE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LINEAR MODELS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT GUMS; RESINS, PLANT; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 58049202275     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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