AbstractsMedical & Health Science

Hypolipidemic action of ambrex an amber based herbal formulation an in vivo and in vitro approach newline newlineCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally and newlineemerging as a major public health concern Hyperlipidemia has been newlinedocumented as one of the risk factors for several disorders such as newlinecardiovascular diseases coronary heart diseases type 2 diabetes mellitus newlinehypertension myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis Hyperlipidemia is newlinecharacterized by cluster of abnormalities like elevated serum total cholesterol newlineserum triglyceride low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and reduced newlinehigh density lipoprotein cholesterol levels The modern allopathic drugs used newlinefor the treatment of hyperlipidemia are effective but are costly and associated newlinewith side effects leading to patient incompliance Therefore traditional herbal newlinetherapy which has minimum side effects is preferred nowadays Recently newlinethere is an increasing challenge to provide scientific evidence to explore the newlinebenefits as well as possible mechanisms by which these herbal products are newlineeffective in management of diseased state Hence this study is aimed at newlineexploring the effect of experimental hyperlipidemia in vital organs and also newlinethe hypolipidemic potential of Ambrex an amber based herbal formulation newline Care Cure Herbs Ltd Ambrex is a cocktail of four indigenous herbs newlineWithania somnifera Ashwagandha Orchis mascula Roomimastagi newlineCycas circinalis Madanakamappu and Shorea robusta Shalamishri with newlinePinus succinifera Amber newline newline%%%reference p142-170.