Canthium coromandelicum (Sinhala-Kara) leaf is consumed in the form of a 'Sambal' and 'Malluma' mixed with coconut. It shows a hypocholesterolaemic effect on Wistar rats which is due to high molecular weight pectin (up ...

Gymnema lactiferum var. lactiferum is a twining plant which belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae (milk weed family). This plant is distributed in many South Asian countries including, Assam, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia and ...

It has been suggested that the hypocholesterolaemic effect of palmyrah fruit pulp (PFP) is brought about by the soluble dietary fibre which is dominated by pectin, However, this has not been conclusively proven. The ...