Abstract

PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CYNODON DACTYLON EXTRACT ON HIGH FAT DIET INDUCED HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS

Sridevi visvanathan*, S.Janathul Firdous and V.Bharathi

Abstract

Hyperlipidemia has been ranked as one of the greatest risk factors contributing to prevalence and severity of coronary heart diseases . Coronary heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia are the primary cause of death The hypolipidemic activity of Cynodon dactylon extract was studied on high fat diet induced models of hyperlipidemia in rats. Hyperlipidemia in experimental rats evidenced by an enhancement in the levels of Lipid profile. The Cynodon dactylon extract showed significant hypolipidemic effect by reduction in the level of serum Cholesterol, TG, LDL, VLDL and increase in HDL level .

Keywords: hypolipidemic activity , Cynodon dactylon and coronary heart diseases.