title: A review on promising natural agents effective on hyperlipidemia.
abstract: Hyperlipidemia is a prevalent disease and a major component of the metabolic syndrome resulting from various factors. This disease increases morbidity and mortality when combined with other prevalent diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. The side effects of the current lipid-lowering drugs have increased the tendency to move toward traditional and alternative treatments. Epidemiological observations indicate that using alternative treatments, consumption of medicinal plants, diet, and consumption of fruits have had satisfactory results on the effects of hyperlipidemia in many societies. It should be noted that in majority of societies, even developed countries, the tendency toward eating lipid-lowering medicinal plants has increased extensively. Using these plants especially when common remedies cannot control the disease is significant. Although consumption of medicinal plants by hyperlipidemic patients may show improvement in disease state, drug interaction and side effects may cause complications in disease control. Therefore, in this review, apart from introducing some of the reliable plants effective in inhibition and decrease of hyperlipidemia, the possibility of their intoxication and drug interaction is also presented.
authors: Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors: Mahmoud
authors: M
authors: Bahmani
authors: Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors: Mahmoud
authors: M
authors: Mirhoseini
authors: Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors: Hedayatollah
authors: H
authors: Shirzad
authors: Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors: Mehrnoosh
authors: M
authors: Sedighi
authors: Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors: Nejmeh
authors: N
authors: Shahinfard
authors: Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Islamic Republic of Iran rafieian@yahoo.com.
authors: Mahmoud
authors: M
authors: Rafieian-Kopaei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: hyperlipidemia; lipid; medicinal plants