Development of Antiatherosclerotic Drugs on the basis of Natural Products Using Cell Model Approach

Table 3

Integral estimation of antiatherogenic actions of natural products.

Botanical and its source	The mean efficiency of atherogenic reduction, %	Maximum effect, %
Spirulina platensis powder	50.7%	61
Onion (Allium cepa) bulb powder	21.4%	28
Beet (Beta vulgaris) juice powder	30.7%	40
Wheat (Triticum vulgaris) seedlings powder	70.0%	100
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root powder	54.6%	32
Salsola  collina leaf powder	10.9%	28
Garlic (Allium sativum) bulbs powder	76.6%	100
Pine (Pinus sylvestris) needles extract	52.1%	62

The integrated effect was calculated as a mean reduction in serum atherogenicity for 6 hours after a single oral dose.