Author: anonymous [Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha]
Title: Pharmacological and Clinical Studies of Guggulu (Commiphora wightii) in Hyperlipidaemia / Lipid Metabolism
Description: New Delhi, Central Council, (1992). orig. boards. xix,127,(3) pp, 24x18cm, Includes textual photos, tables & graphs.. 3pp color photoplates.. Some rubbing. Some discoloration to flyleaves. Good. ¶ Contents: Introduction: Different Synonyms of Guggulu; Properties of Guggulu; Botanical Description; Guggulo in Ayurvedic Literature as a Drug for Medoroga and Other Diseases; Lipid Metabolism: Modern Concepts of Lipid Metabolism; Cholesterol Metabolism; Lipoproteins; Hyperlipoproteinaemia: Familial Hyperlipoproteinaemia; Management of Hyperlipoproteinaemia; Materials & Methods; Pharmacological / Experimental Studies: Hypolipidaemic Effectiveness Studies; Effect on Serum Lipids; Effect on Tissue Lipid Fractions; Effect on Body Weight; Turnover Studies to Investigate the Effect on Cholesterol Metabolism Using 4-C14 Labelled Cholesterol in Rats; Clinical Studies on Human Subjects: Effectiveness Studies; Short Term Clinical Study; Long Term Clinical Study; Effect on Body Weight; Effect on Xanthomatosis; Turnover Studies to Investigate the Effect of Cholesterol Metabolism Using 4-C14 Labelled Cholesterol in Man; Daily Fecal Sterol Excretion Study (in Human Subjects); Discussion & Inferences: Evolution of New Therapeutic Agent; Selection of Experimental Animals; Pharmacological / Experimental Studies; Clinical Studies; Cholesterol Turnover Studies in Rats & Humans; Studies on Guggul from 1973 Onwards.

Keywords: Ayurvedic Medicine, Indian Drugs, Pharmacology Drug, Lipid Metabolism, Commiphora wightii, Ayurveda Medicines, Cholesterol Herbal, South Asia Medicine, Pharmacy Guggulu, Ethnopharmacology