Experiment 900183

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCymbopogon citratus (POACEAE)
CitationELSON,CE: UNDERBAKKE,GL: HANSON,P: SHRAGO,E: WAINBERG,RH: QURESHI,AA:. (1989). IMPACT OF LEMONGRASS OIL, AN ESSENTIAL OIL, ON SERUM CHOLESTEROL.. 24(8)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease22 VOLUNTEERS WERE GIVEN LEMON GRASS OIL CAPSULES FOR 3 MONTHS. AFTER 60 DAYS, CHOLESTEROL LEVEL FELL MODESTLY, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY FOR A GROUP OF 8 RESPONDING SUBJECTS, BUT WAS STABLE FOR 14 RESISTANT SUBJECTS. A POST-TEST SHOWED NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESPONDERS AND RESISTORS AFTER THE OIL WAS WITHDRAWN.
Dose amount140.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractESSENTIAL OIL