Antihypertensive Effect of Syzygium cumini in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

This study evaluated the in vivo potential antihypertensive effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Syzygium cumini leaves (HESC) in normotensive Wistar rats and in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), as well as its in vitro effect on the vascular reactivity of resistance arteries. The hypotensive ef...

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Main Authors: Rachel Melo Ribeiro, Vicente Férrer Pinheiro Neto, Kllysmann Santos Ribeiro, Denilson Amorim Vieira, Iracelle Carvalho Abreu, Selma do Nascimento Silva, Maria do Socorro de Sousa Cartágenes, Sônia Maria de Farias Freire, Antonio Carlos Romão Borges, Marilene Oliveira da Rocha Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/605452