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EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY ON AQUEOUS LEAVES EXTRACT OF MURRAYA EXOTICA LINN. IN RENAL ARTERY OCCLUDED HYPERTENSIVE RATS
Kanakam Vijayabhaskar*, Kalakota Chaitanya Prasad, Gajavelli Bharath Kumar
Abstract Aqueous extract of Murraya exotica Linn. (Family: Rutaceae) was evaluated for its antihypertensive activity in renal artery occluded hypertensive rats. Male Wistar rats (180-200g) were pretreated with aqueous extract of Murraya exotica for 6 weeks. Hypertension was induced in animals by clamping the renal artery with renal bulldog clamp for 4 h. Ischemia of the kidneys causes elevation of blood pressure by activation of the renin-angiotensin system. Elevated blood pressure of the animals was significantly (p Keywords: Murraya exotica, antihypertensive activity, rennin-angiotensin system. [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
