Cholesterol-reducer, antioxidant and liver protective effects of Thymbra spicata L. var. spicata

AKKOL E., Avci G., KÜÇÜKKURT İ., KELEŞ H., TAMER U., İNCE S., ...More

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.126, no.2, pp.314-319, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 126 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.08.020
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.314-319
  • Keywords: Antioxidant activity, Carvacrol, Hypercholesteroleamia, Lamiaceae, Steatohepatitis, Thymbra spicata var. spicata, NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER, OXIDATIVE STRESS, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, DIETARY-CHOLESTEROL, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, FREE-RADICALS, WEIGHT-GAIN, VITAMIN-E, STEATOHEPATITIS, MICE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Thymbra spicata is a member of the Lamiaceae family; leaves of this plant have recently gained much popularity as a remedy to combat hypercholesterolaemia.