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BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON COMBINED EFFECTS OF GARLIC [ALLIUM SATIVUM LINN] AND GINGER [ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSE] IN ALBINO RATS

Abstract no :  2-1&2-DG-056
Author(s) :  Ahmed.R.S & Sharma .S.B,
Address :  Biochemistry Department, Universsity College of Medical  sciences and GTR hospital, Delhi - 110095, India.,
Source :  Indian  journal of Experimental Biology, Vol.35,August  1997,  pp 894-897
Title :  BIOCHEMICAL  STUDIES ON COMBINED EFFECTS OF  GARLIC  [ALLIUM  SATIVUM  LINN]  AND GINGER [ZINGIBER OFFICINALE ROSE]  IN  ALBINO RATS
Abstract :      Adult  male  rats of wistar strain were fed  diets  containg (w/w)  2%  garlic  (group  2),  0.5%  ginger  (group  3)  and a combination of garlic(LASUNA) plus ginger (ARDRAKA) (group 4) for  4  weeks  to  study  their  effects  on  serum   biochemical parameters. A significant increase in body weight was observed in all groups except that fed ginger (gr.3). A significant  decrease in  blood  glucose,  serum total cholestrol  and  serum  alkaline phosphatase   were   found  in all groups, where as serum triglyserides were decreased significantly only in grop 4.  Serum HDL-cholestrol was significantly increased  only in groups 3 & 4. However,  HDL-cholestrol, VLDL-cholestrol and  atherogenic  index were  significantly decreased in animals fed with combination  of the two, compared to ginger/garlic alone. Hence a combination  of garlic and ginger is more effective in reducing blood glucose and serum lipids.

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