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Hypolipidemic Effect of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Rats Fed on High Cholesterol Diet.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9600.100557
 
Title Hypolipidemic Effect of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Rats Fed on
High Cholesterol Diet.
 
Creator Niharika, Shanker
Sukumar, Debnath
 
Subject 10 Plants
11 Lipid Biochemistry
 
Description Purslane is a vegetarian source of n-3 PUFA (α-linolenic acid). The objective of the present work was to explore
purslane as n-3 source to mitigate hyperlipidemia in rat model. Group of rats (n=48) were fed on high cholesterol
diet to induce hyperlipidemia. Group 1,2,3,4 and 5 (n=6/group) were fed on aqueous extract of purslane (AEP) and
lovastanin diet while group 6 and 7 were treated as hyperlipidemic and normal control. The results revealed a
significant (p
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/13256/1/J%20Nutr%20Food%20Sci%202016%2C%2066.pdf
Niharika, Shanker and Sukumar, Debnath (2016) Hypolipidemic Effect of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Rats Fed on High Cholesterol Diet. Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 6 (6). pp. 1-8.