Hypolipidemic effects of fenugreek seed powder

Authors

  • Abu Saleh M. Moosa Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Mamun Ur Rashid Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • A. Z. S. Asadi Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • Nazma Ara Department of Pharmacology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
  • M. Mojib Uddin Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
  • A. Ferdaus Department of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v1i2.490

Keywords:

Fenugreek, Hypolipidemic effect

Abstract

Effects of fenugreek (Trigonella foenugraecum Linn) on serum lipid profile in hypercholesteremic type 2 diabetic patients were studied. Administration of fenugreek seed powder of 25 g orally twice daily for 3 weeks and 6 weeks produces significant (p<0.001) reduction of serum total cholesterol, triacylglyceride and LDL-cholesterol in hypercholesteremic group but the change of serum HDLcholesterol was not significant. On other hand, changes of lipid profile in hypercholesteremic type 2 diabetic patients without fenugreek were not significant (p<0.001). The present study suggests that fenugreek seed powder would be considered as effective agent for lipid lowering purposes.  

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Moosa, A. S. M., M. U. Rashid, A. Z. S. Asadi, N. Ara, M. M. Uddin, and A. Ferdaus. “Hypolipidemic Effects of Fenugreek Seed Powder”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2006, pp. 64-67, doi:10.3329/bjp.v1i2.490.

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2006)

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