The primary genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors responsible for causing insulin
resistance and pancreatic β-cell failure and the precise sequence of events leading to the …

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that elevated levels of plasma total cholesterol
(TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) are the major risk factors for coronary …

To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and adverse effects of medicinal herbs, as well as clinical
evidence of herb-drug interactions. Electronic searches were conducted in multiple …

Policosanols are a mixture of aliphatic alcohols derived from purified sugar cane. When
administered at 5 to 20 mg/day, policosanols have been shown to decrease the risk of …

Policosanols (PC) are very long chain aliphatic alcohols derived from the wax constituent of
plants. In the early 1990s, researchers at Dalmer Laboratories in La Habana Cuba isolated …

The present study was undertaken to compare the effects of a higher dose of policosanol, a
cholesterol‐lowering drug,(40 mg/day) with the effects of 20 mg/day policosanol on platelet …

Policosanol is a mixture of alcohols isolated and purified from sugar cane. Recently, Cuban
researchers found 5-20 mg daily of policosanol to be effective at improving serum lipid …

Sugar cane policosanol, a mixture of long-chain primary alcohols (∼ 67% as octacosanol),
has been reported to lower plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. We …

Atherosclerotic vascular diseases, and especially coronary heart disease (CHD), are the
major cause of morbidity and mortality in middle aged and elderly people worldwide (1, 2) …

Policosanol is a blend of long-chain aliphatic alcohols (LCAAs) and is well-known for
several health-beneficial activities; however, the functionality of policosanol varied …