Anti-hyperlipidemic effect of aqueous extract of guava leaves on rats

By Dina Sayed

Hyperlipidemia is considered to be a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, heart attacks, and cerebrovascular diseases.The reduction of lipid profile is considered to be an important therapeutic approach and efforts are still done to identify the lipid lowering effect of various medicinal plants. Lipids and other substances accumulate on arterial walls, forming plague, which occlude the vascular lumen and obstruct the blood flow to vital organs such as the heart, brain, and liver or kidney.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 620252782X
• ISBN13: 9786202527828
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"