Dixit V P, Jain P, Joshi S C
Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1988 Oct-Dec;32(4):299-304.
Fifty per cent ethanolic extract of Curcuma longa (tuber) and Nardostachys jatamansi (whole plant) feeding elevates HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio. The extracts also caused a significant reduction in the ratio of total cholesterol/phospholipids. Curcuma longa exhibited better cholesterol and triglyceride lowering activity [Ch = -85%; Tg = -88%] as compared to N. jatamansi in triton-induced hyperlipidaemic rats. In view of the protective action of HDL against heart disease and atherogenecity, C. longa consumption is recommended.
喂食姜黄（块茎）和甘松（全株）的50%乙醇提取物可提高高密度脂蛋白胆固醇/总胆固醇比值。这些提取物还使总胆固醇/磷脂比值显著降低。在 Triton 诱导的高脂血症大鼠中，与甘松相比，姜黄表现出更好的降低胆固醇和甘油三酯的活性[胆固醇降低率=-85%；甘油三酯降低率=-88%]。鉴于高密度脂蛋白对心脏病和动脉粥样硬化的保护作用，建议食用姜黄。
