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Another test for cholesterol
A few years ago there were done some trials to test mistletoe on blood pressure an cholesterol blood levels.
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TI: Effects of African mistletoe extract on blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
AU: Obatomi-DK; Aina-VO; Temple-VJ
AD: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
SO: International-Journal-of-Pharmacognosy. 1996, 34: 2, 124-127; 4 ref.
PY: 1996
LA: English
AB: Loranthus bengwensis is used in traditional medicine for its hypotensive properties. An aqueous extract (1.32 g/kg, p.o.) of leaves of L. bengwensis (collected from Nigeria) was administered to normotensive (NWR) and spontaneous hypertensive (SHR) rats for 8 days. A significant reduction in the mean arterial pressure in both NWR and SHR was observed. A significant reduction in the serum total cholesterol concentration was also observed on days 6, 7 and 8.
Other studies concluded similar results.
Here in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay we have a related species Loranthus cuneifolia that I have tried in volunteers for high blood cholesterol control with no positive results.
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