Evaluation of the activity of Casearia sylvestris Swartz (Flacourtiaceae) on rats serum triglyceride

Abstract

The aim of this work was to evaluate the activities of the aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of Casearia sylvestris leaves on Wistar rats serum triglyceride levels. One of the popular uses of this plant is on weight loss. The analyses have been done after administering suspension of extracts in carboxymethylcellulose 0.5% (CMC 0.5%), 500mg/kg orally. The values obtained have been compared with the control group which only received CMC 0.5%. The results have shown that the hydroalcoholic extract of C. sylvestris lowers the blood triglycerides.