EFFECT OF FRESH  PAPAYA LEAF (Carica Papaya) AQUEOUS PREPARATION ON SERUM LIPID PROFILE OF HYPERLIPIDEMIC FEMALE SUBJECTS

Pretty Well Kar; Nora Vigasini

Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

EFFECT OF FRESH PAPAYA LEAF (Carica Papaya) AQUEOUS PREPARATION ON SERUM LIPID PROFILE OF HYPERLIPIDEMIC FEMALE SUBJECTS

Pretty Well Kar, Nora Vigasini

Abstract :

Caricapapaya (papaya) is a promising medicinal plant which could be utilized in several pharmaceutical and medical applications because of its effectiveness, availability and safety. The presence of phytochemicals in papaya leaves that possess lipid lowering properties, throws light on the possibility of using papaya leaves as a natural plant based remedy for either preventing or treating hyperlipidemia in a very cost effective way. The effect of fresh papaya leaf (Carica papaya) aqueous preparation on serum lipid profile of hyperlipidemic female subjects was studied using the pre testpost test experimental research design with control group.Papaya leaf aqueous preparation was administered to 15 subjects in the experimental group for a period of 60 days. A statistically significant reduction in the total cholesterol (TC), low&ndash;density lipoproteins (LDL), very low&ndash;density lipoproteins (VLDL) and Triglyceride (TG) levels was observed in the experimental group. However, the high&ndash;density lipoproteins (HDL) level did not show any statistically significant change. In the control group, no statistically significant difference was observed in all parameters at the end of the study period.