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Effect of Urtica dioica extract intake upon blood lipid profile in the rats
Costantine F Daher1, Karmen G Baroody, George M Baroody
1School of Arts and Sciences, Natural Science Division, Lebanese American University, P.O. Box 36, Byblos, Lebanon. cdaher@lau.edu.lb
Abstract:
Aqueous (150 mg/kg/day) and to a lesser extent petroleum ether (20 mg/kg/day) extract of Urtica dioica given for 30 days to rats fed with normal or high-fat diet, improved the blood lipid profile. Significant decreases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio and plasma total apo B were observed. Assessment of GOT, GPT and LDH activities showed that no liver damage has occurred during the study period.
