Hypolipidemic and Antioxidant Activities of Corrigiola Telephiifolia in Diabetic Rats.

the evaluation of the hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities of the aerial parts aqueous extract of Corrigiola telephiifolia (APAE of C. telephiifolia) in normal and streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic rats.The effects of oral administration of APAE of C. telephiifolia (5 mg/kg) on the lipid profile as well as the in vitro antioxidant activity of this aqueous extract have been determined.APAE of C. telephiifolia (5 mg/kg) reduced significantly (p<0.001) the plasma total cholesterol levels in diabetic rats. In contrast, no significant increase in plasma triglyceride levels in normal and in STZ-induced diabetic rats. On the other hand, APAE of C. telephiifolia showed an antioxidant activity.the APAE of C. telephiifolia exhibits an antioxidant, cholesterol and body weight-lowering activities in diabetic rats.