Hypolipidemic effect of some herbs on dietary induced hyperlipidemic Rats /
تاثير بعض الاعشاب الغذائية على نسبة الدهون فى فئران التجارب المغذاة على وجبات مرتفعة الدهون
Doaa Mosa Mostafa ; Supervised Fathy Mohamed AbdEIGelil , Ahmed Elsaeed Basyony , Amr Saad Mohamed
- Cairo : Doaa Mosa Mostafa , 2006
- 109P : ill ; 30cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Science - Department Of Biochemistry
The present study was designed to determine the chemical and biological effects of dill , parsley and celery either herbs or essential oilsRats used in the biological study , were fed basal diet for two weeksThe rats were divided randomly for two main groupsThe first is the control , and the second is hypercholesterolemic group which divided into to 13 subgroups according to the dietThe effect of these herbs and long term administrated essential oils on the body weight gain , ratio of organs (liver , kidney , spleen , heart) to body weight were recordedBlood samples were collected by withdrawing in zero time and 30 days from vein plexus eye and the serum was obtainedTotal lipids , triglycerides , total cholesterol , HDL - C , LDL - C , AST , ALT and thyroid hormones were determinedLiver , kidney , heart and spleen were carefully separated , weighted and subjected to histopathological examinationThe obtained results revealed that feeding parsley , celery and dill herbs showed to be the best treatment for lowering lipid constituents compared with those of oral administration of essential oil of the seeds of the previously mentioned herbs