Effect of lemongrass powder on hyperlipidemia compared to Orlistat using experimental animals | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health | ||
| Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 45-62 PDF (816.35 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2023.298393 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Wesam Mohammed Abdelrahman; Sara Mahmoud Moustafa Omar | ||
| Nutrition and Food Science Department, Faculty of Home Economics, AL-Azhar University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was designed to investigate the effect of lemongrass powder and Orlistat on hyperlipidemia in rats fed on a high fat diet. Twenty four normal male albino rats of Sprague Dawley Strain weighing (150±10g), were used in this study and split into 4 equal groups; each group contained 6 rats.One group was conserved as a control negative group (G1), while (G2) were fed on high fat diet, (G3)were fed on high fat diet plus7.5 % lemongrass powder and (G4) fed on high fat diet plus Orlistat (60 mg /Kg body weight). At the end of the experiment, glucose levels, total protein (Albumin and globulin), serum liver functions, and serum lipids were assessed. The results indicated that tests plants improved glucose levels, liver functions, and lipid profile. According to these results, moderate amounts of lemongrass in our diets could be tried for improvement of hyperlipidemic humans. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hyperlipidemia levels; lipid profile; lemongrass; andOrlistat | ||
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