Antiobesity Activity of Bauhinia purpurea Extract: Effect on Hormones and Lipid Profile in High Calorie Diet Induced Obese Rats
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50445#.VD9wd1fHRK0 Author(s) Tiruttani Kuppireddy Padmaja 1 , Parim Brahma Naidu 1 , Ghali Eswara Naga Hanuma Kumar 1 , Saravanan Ganapathy 2 , Meriga Balaji 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Biochemistry, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India . 2 Department of Biochemistry, Center for Biological Sciences, K.S.R. College of Arts & Sciences, Tiruchengode, India . ABSTRACT Obesity is well recognized as a global public health concern and the quest continues to explore natural product-based novel therapeutics. Bauhinia purpurea finds its place in traditional medicine as an effective anti-ulcer, antiplatelet, wound healing and hypolipidemic agent....