Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Garlic in Cholesterol Induced Atherosclerosis

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English

R. C. Jain

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi , S.P.L.A.J.

Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 1, No.2. July 1978:21-22

Abstract

Experimental atherosclerosis was produced in rabbits fed on a diet containing 1.0 gm cholesterol in 5.0 ml of olive oil plus 0.25 gm, 0.5gm and 1.0gm alcoholic extract of garlic for a period of 16 weeks. It has been observed that supplementation of the alcoholic extract of garlic at 0.5 gm or 1.0 gm in cholesterol fed rabbits resulted in a significant (P > 0.001) lowering of levels of the total serum and tissue cholesterol and a less severe degree of atherosclerosis in the aorta.

Keywords: Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Garlic in Cholesterol Induced Atherosclerosis

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