Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix on the high fat diet-induced hyperlipidemia in rats. Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats, around 270g of B.W., were divided into normal, control, sample A and sample B group. Normal and control groups were orally administrated with saline during 4 weeks, sample A and sample B with 252.5mg/kg(rat) and 420.1 mg/kg(rat) of solid extract of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix during 4 weeks respectively. Blood samples were collected from each of animals at 4 weeks, and used for the blood chemical analysis. Animals were sacrificed at 4 weeks, and chemical analysis was performed on the collected liver samples. The serum total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol levels of sample A group were significantly decreased compared with the control group. On the basis of these of results, it is confirmed that Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix has the curative effects on the hyperlipidemia in rats induced by high fat diet
