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Article: Anti-atherogenic effects of seabuckthorn (Hippophaea rhamnoides) seed oil.(Report)
- Article from:
- Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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Abstract
Seabuckthorn (SBT) seed oil is a rich source of unsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols, carotenoids and flavonoids, which are known to have significant anti-atherogenic and cardioprotective activity. The anti-atherogenic activity of supercritical C[O.sub.2] extracted SBT seed oil was evaluated in white albino rabbits fed on high cholesterol diet for 60 days. The study was performed on 20 male healthy rabbits divided into four groups of 5 animals each. Group I--control, group II--SBT seed oil, group III--cholesterol (1%) for 60 days, group IV--cholesterol + SBT seed oil. After 30 days of high cholesterol diet, group IV rabbits received 1 ml of SBT seed oil daily for ...