Abstract

A REVIEW ON PHARMACOGNOSTICAL, PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTI HYPERLIPDEMIC POTENTIALS OF TERMINALIA BELERICA

Hamsalakshmi, Suresh J*, Saravana Babu, Silpa M

ABSTRACT

The term Hyperlipidemia refers to any of several acquired or genetic disorders that result in a high level of lipids circulating in the blood. These lipids can enter the walls of arteries and increase our risk of, developing atherosclerosis, which can lead to stroke, heart attack and the need to eliminate. Hence medicinal plants with medicinal constituents are widely used to treat as well as prevent the diseases. Traditionally the fruit of Terminalia belerica has been used in medicine for the treatment of anaemia, asthma, cancer, colic, constipation, diarrhoea, dysuria, headache, hypertension, inflammation and rheumatism. The plant is known to lower the levels of lipid in hypercholesterolemic animals and prevent the development of Atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction the present review describesthe anti-hyperlipidemic effects of Terminaliabelerica.

Keywords: Terminaliabelerica, Anti-hyperlipdemia, Atherosclerosis, Medicinal plants.