TY - JOUR ID - 3913 TI - Hypocholesterolemic effects of Balangu (Lallemantia royleana) seeds in the rabbits fed on a cholesterol-containing diet JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - Ghannadi, Alireza AU - Movahedian, Ahmad AU - Jannesary, Zahra AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran AD - Department of Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Y1 - 2015 PY - 2015 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 167 EP - 173 KW - Lallemantia royleana KW - Lamiaceae KW - Iranian Traditional Medicine KW - Cholesterol KW - Hypercholesterolemia DO - 10.22038/ajp.2015.3913 N2 - Objectives: Lallemantia royleana (Benth. in Wall.) Benth. (Lamiaceae) is a medicinal plant used in Iranian traditional and folklore medicine in the treatment of various nervous, hepatic, and renal diseases. In the present study, whole seeds of the herb were prepared and evaluated for hypolipidemic activities using an animal model. Materials and Methods: Animals were fed normal diets or diets supplemented with cholesterol (0.5%) for 12 weeks to evoke hypercholesterolemia. Moreover, hypercholesterolemic animals were treated with different doses of whole seeds of Balangu (0, 5, 10, and 20%) for 12 weeks. Results: Results showed that the serum total cholesterol and triglyceride decreased in all groups treated with Balangu seeds pConclusions: Our results showed that L. royleana seeds decreased the serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels in hypercholesterolemic animals but led to the increase of atherogenic index in all treated groups. UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_3913.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_3913_b287ad983da06beb765f7084c71c9747.pdf ER -