Abstract:

The effects of Astragalus polysaccharide on serum lipid profile in 101 volunteers only with dyslipidemia (67 men and 34 women) were studied. The subjects were randomized into placebo control group and test group in a double-blind way administered with 3 g of Astragalus polysaccharide mastication tablet orally per day for 45 days. The venous blood was collected before and two months after administration of Astragalus polysaccharide, and the biochemical indexes were assayed and the reduction or increase efficiency of functional indexes (i.e., total cholesterol, triglyceride, and high density lipoprotein) and the total hypolipidemic efficiency were measured. The experimental results demonstrate that Astragalus polysaccharide has auxiliary effect on reducing serum total cholesterol without any adverse effects on subjects’health.

Key words: Astragalus polysaccharide, hypolipidemic effect, human experiment