Experiment 363069

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismGynostemma pentaphyllum (CUCURBITACEAE)
CitationWANG,JX: LU,ZG: CHI,J: WANG,W: SU,M: KOU,WR: YU,P: YU,LJ: CHEN,L: ZHU,JS: CHANG,J:. (1997). MULTICENTER CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE SERUM LIPID-LOWERING EFFECTS OF A MONASCUS PURPUREUS (RED YEAST) RICE PREPARATION FROM TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE.. 58(12)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA MULTICENTER, SINGLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY ASSESSED THE EFFECT OF GYNOSTEMMA IN 122 PATIENTS WITH YYPERLIPIDEMIA. AFTER 8 WKS OF TREATMENT, TOTAL CHOLESTEROL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL DECREASED 7.0% AND 8.3% RESPECTIVELY, HDL LEVELS INCREASED BY 8.4% AND SERUM TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS DECREASED BY 12.8%.
Dose amount1.2 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultWEAK ACTIVITY
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractPLANT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES