Spirulina and Herbal Combination on Metabolic Alterations of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs)
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and metabolic changes are among the foremost public health concerns that have been accounted in people alive with cardio infections. Issues contributing to heart metabolic condition in CVD take in body fat allocation, dyslipidemia, insulin conflict, cardiovascular dysfunction and swelling. CVD have appeared as a main public health trouble and impose a rising load on the health care system. Increased coronary heart disease risk and conventional risk issues contribute to elevate the risk. They stay the foremost roots of morbidity and mortality globally. The employ of medicinal herbs keep on to be an alternative action move toward for some infections including CVDs. Presently, there is an unprecedented constrain for use of herbal preparations in current medicinal systems. This drive is powered through several aspects that are cost-effective therapeutic assure contrast to standard therapies with safety. Consequently, public awareness should be raised about medicinal herbs, toxicity, potentially life threatening, and possible herb-drug interactions. Present article highlighted the significant effect of Spirulina and other herbs supplementation individual and in combination. Many attempts on medicinal herbs in order to use in CVD treatments were reported. We overview the use of these herbs having ethno pharmacological curative potentials and medicinal properties against CVDs are reviewed. The employment of a range of herbs in the context of CVDs, such as myocardial infarction, hypertension, peripheral vascular diseases, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and dyslipidemias has been reviewed, analyzed, and significantly discussed. Keywords: Spirulina, herbal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, hypertension, medicinal plants, antioxidants, oxidative stress.
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Spirulina lowers blood lipids, particularly triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, and indirectly modifies total cholesterol and HDL levels; spirulina supplements decrease triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL, and very LDL while increasing HDL.
“It was noted that spirulina has an effect on lowering blood lipids, particularly triglycerides and cholesterol linked to low-density lipoprotein (LDL), as well as an indirect effect on total cholesterol and cholesterol linked to high-density lipoprotein (HDL), due to the presence of a pigment called phycocyanin [89].”
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredTaking spirulina supplements may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and other conditions linked to atherosclerosis.
“According to a number of studies, taking spirulina supplements may help reduce the risk of CVDs and other conditions linked to atherosclerosis.”
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AlFadhly, N. K. Z., Alhelfi, N., Altemimi, A. B., Verma, D. K., Cacciola, F., & Narayanankutty, A. (2022) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules27175584 · Cited by 225 · see citing works
- Authors
- Pandey, R., & Singh, S.
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- Rani Durgavati University (IN)
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- International Journal of Research and Review
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- 2022-03-16
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- 9
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- 3
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- 308-317
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- 2349-9788 (ISSN-L)
- 2454-2237
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Botanical Studies and Applications
- Keywords
- Spirulina, herbal medicine, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, peripheral vascular disease, herbal supplementation, antioxidants, oxidative stress, herb-drug interactions, ethnomedicine
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