telfairia occidentalis/triglyceride

Telfairia occidentalis (fluted pumpkin) is one of the commonly consumed leafy vegetables in Nigeria. In order to justify its inclusion in herbal preparations in African traditional medicine, the possible hypolipidemic effect of this vegetable was investigated in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet. The

The effects of the ethanolic fruit extract of T. occidentalis on some enzymes and biochemical parameters were evaluated in rats. 100, 500 and 1000 mg kg(-1) of the extract were administered orally and once daily to three different groups of rats, respectively, for 28 days. The fourth group which