Hypolipidemic Potential of Herbal Drugs (Lagenaria siceraria and Carica papaya) and Cow Urine: A Review

摘要

Hyperlipidemia plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis, the main cause of death in the world. We study the lipid-lowering effect of Carica papaya, Lagenaria siceraria and cow urine. Plants have been used by mankind as remedies from the beginning of civilization. The uses of medicinal plants as traditional medicine are well known. This is mainly due to the presence of bioactive metabolite in plants which formed the basis of herbal medication the juice of fresh fruits of Lagenaria siceraria for antihyperlipidaemic activity by evaluating the blood cholesterol level of atherogenic diet rat and proved that juice of the fresh fruits of Lagenaria siceraria have the potent effect to cause a blood cholesterol lowering effect and the serum biochemistry changes may suggest that the juice extract t has a tonic effect on the kidneys and the liver and their organs play central role in drug metabolism. Administration of Carica papaya produced a significant improvement in the lipid profile by lowering total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides and by increasing HDL level thus helping in retarding the secondary complications. It has anti-lipidemic and anti- cholestrolemic activities and as such could be used in the management of hypercholesterolemia. This study thus, supports the acclaimed use of the plant in the management of hypertension. The cow urine therapy is capable of curing several curable and incurable diseases. Cow's urine also called Gomutra is recommended as a healing aid in Ayurveda. A person falls ill when there is deficiency (alteration) of the substances inside the body. The cow urine contains those substances, which are present in the human body. Therefore, consumption of cow urine maintains the balance of these substances and cures incurable diseases. In the present study we have found that cow urine consumption significantly reduced the elevated lipid profiles in human and animals.