Effects of Supplementation with Heracleum persicum Fruit Extract on Serum Lipids in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography: A Pilot Trial

Heracleum persicum Desf. Ex Fischer (Apiaceae) is a native medicinal plant in the Iranian traditional medicine and also a safe and common dietary spice. The present pilot study aimed to investigate the impact of supplementation with H. persicum fruits on serum lipid concentrations in a group of pati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phytotherapy research 2015-01, Vol.29 (1), p.141-143
Hauptverfasser:	Dadjo, Yahya, Panahi, Yunes, Pishgoo, Bahram, Sahebkar, Amirhossein, Taghipour, Hamidreza, Akbari, Ahmad, Parvin, Shahram
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged blood lipids blood serum cholesterol Cholesterol - blood Cholesterol, HDL - blood Cholesterol, LDL - blood Coronary Angiography coronary artery disease Coronary Artery Disease - blood coronary heart disease coronary vessels Diet Dietary Supplements Double-Blind Method dyslipidemia Female Fruit - chemistry fruit extracts fruits Heracleum Heracleum - chemistry Heracleum persicum high density lipoprotein cholesterol Humans hyperlipidemia hypertriglyceridemia Hypertriglyceridemia - drug therapy ischemic heart disease lipid content Lipids - blood low density lipoprotein Male medicinal plants Middle Aged patients Persian hogweed Pilot Projects placebos Plant Extracts - pharmacology spices traditional medicine triacylglycerols triglycerides Triglycerides - blood
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Zusammenfassung:	Heracleum persicum Desf. Ex Fischer (Apiaceae) is a native medicinal plant in the Iranian traditional medicine and also a safe and common dietary spice. The present pilot study aimed to investigate the impact of supplementation with H. persicum fruits on serum lipid concentrations in a group of patients with minimal coronary artery disease. Subjects who were diagnosed with 0.05). However, serum triglycerides levels were reduced after H. persicum extract supplementation in a borderline significant manner (p = 0.063). Short‐term supplementation with H. persicum fruit extract might be used as an adjunctive treatment for patients with hypertriglyceridemia. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:	0951-418X 1099-1573
DOI:	10.1002/ptr.5214