Antihyperlipidemic effect of Bougainvillea glabra leaves in triton wr-1339induced hyperlipidemic rats

Hyperlipidemia is the highest risk factor of coronary heart disease. Herbal treatment for hyperlipidemia has no side effects and is relatively cheap and locally available, Bougainvillea glabra was selected and the present study on anti-hyperlipidemic activity of extract of Bougainvillea glabra leaves against triton induced hyperlipidemia in rats. Ethanolic extract, aqueous extract, chloroform fraction of ethanolic extract and ethylacetate fraction of ethanolic extract administered at different doses to the triton induced hyperlipidemic rats. Bougainvillea glabra has shown a significant decrease in the levels of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and significant increase in the level of serum HDL.