Tragopogon porrifolius improves serum lipid profile and increases short-term satiety in rats

Tragopogon porrifolius (white salsify) is an edible plant commonly used in folk medicine in Lebanon and neighbouring countries. This study investigates the effect of the aqueous extract of the aerial part of T. porrifolius on lipemia and appetite regulation using a rat model. Food intake, abdominal...

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Main Author: Zeeni, Nadine (author)
Other Authors: Daher, Costantine F. (author), Mroueh, Mohamad (author), Saab, Lea (author)
Format: article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.023
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666313004054
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