Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wad Medani, Sudan
Research Article
Hypolipidemic Effect of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Bark Ethanolic Extract on Triton X-100 induced Hyperlipidemia in Albino Rats
Author(s): Abdelgadir AA*, Hassan HM, Eltaher AM, Khnsaa Mohammed GA, Lamya Mohammed AA, Hago TB, Aboalbashar TH, Aalim TH, Ahmed AM and Mohamed AK
Hyperlipidemia is the greatest risk factors that precipitate coronary heart disease. Medicinal may confer
hypolipidemic effects in order to compliment the cardiovascular diseases treatment regimen. The aim of this study
was to investigate hypolipidemic effect of cinnamon bark ethanolic extract in Triton X-100 induced hyperlipidemic in
rats. Twenty five adult male albino rats (150-250 g) were randomly divided into five groups: group A stand as negative
control, group B stand as positive control, groups C and D received 250 and 500 mg/kg cinnamon extract
respectively and group E received atorvastatin 10 mg/kg after of induction of hyperlipidemia by Triton X-100 for
seven days. The results was showed a significant (p<0.05) hypolipidemic effect on cholesterol and triglycerides of
cinnamon extract in groups administered 250 and 500 mg/kg compared with the neg.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0412.20.9.351