Impact of ethanolic extract of Boerhaavia diffusa on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status of novice smokers

Smoking is responsible for the death of about 3.5 million subjects every year, 10,000 deaths per day. Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer, heart and lung diseases. The smoke is able to cause tissue oxidative damage at various levels. Boerhaavia diffusa (Spreadind Hogweed) is a medicinal plant which belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae is traditionally known as Punarnava in India. In this study we investigated the efficacy of antioxidative power of B. diffusa by analyzing all the parameters in plasma, VLDL-C, LDL-C, HDL-C, HDL2-C, HDL3-C, LDL-Protein, HDL-Protein, VLDL-Protein, MDA, CD and invitro oxidizability of LDL in absence and presence of B. diffusa

Author(s): Amir Khan1, Fouzia Ishaq2 and Deepti Malhotra3

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