IMPORTANCE OF HERBAL ANTI-HYPERLIPIDEMICS IN CARDIAC DISORDERS AND HYPERGLYCAEMIA

In recent years, herbal remedies have evolved with enormous impending of alleviate.  Herbal medicine progress against the non-communicable disease like diabetes is one of the propel area of research in the field of worldwide medicine. Hyperlipidemia is a disorder of lipid metabolism manifested by increase of plasma concentrations of the assortment of lipid and lipoprotein fractions. Hyperlipidemia has been one of the maximum risk factors contributing to the occurrence and relentlessness of coronary heart diseases. HMG Co A reductase is a key enzyme involving in rate limiting step of cholesterol biosynthesis. Conservative anti-hyperlipidemic drugs have restricted efficacies and vital side effects, so that alternative lipid lowering agents are required. This review explains the plants possessing significant anti-hyperlipidemic activity with their botanical name, family, part used, extract used and inducing agent of hyperlipidemia Keywords: Herbal sources, Coronary heart diseases, Anti-hyperlipidemic activity, HMG Co A reductase