The effect of oral administration of Eurycoma longifolia extract on body weight and blood pressure in Sprague dawley rats fed high-fat diet

• Main Authors: Al-Joufi, Fakhria, Saxena, Anil Kumar, Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, A.Talib, Norlelawati, Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim, Ku Zaifah, Norsidah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/44749/1/44749.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44749/; http://medicine.uitm.edu.my/mspp2015/

Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular events. It has become a sigaificant socioeconomic burden in many countries" Eurycoma longifolia (EL), Simaroubaceae, is a herb that has been used since ancient times to combat many health problems. Its effects are attr...