Open AccessHypolipidemic and weight reducing activity of the ethanolic extract of Tamarindus indica fruit pulp in cafeteria diet- and sulpiride-induced obese rats
Author(s) -
Vaneeta Jindal,
Devakumar Dinesh,
Swati Sharma,
Milind Parle,
Rajinder Kumar Harna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0976-5018
pISSN - 0976-500X
DOI - 10.4103/0976-500x.81896
Subject(s) - cafeteria , sulpiride , obesity , cholesterol , body weight , traditional medicine , endocrinology , chemistry , medicine , antagonist , pathology , receptor
To investigate the effect of ethanolic extract of fruit pulp of Tamarindus indica Linn. (Family: Caesalpiniaceae) on obesity in rats using cafeteria diet-induced obesity and antipsychotic drug (sulpiride)-induced obesity.