Effect of artemisinin alone and artemisinin with folic acid on the lipid profile of rat

Studies were carried out on the effect of artemisinin alone and with folic acid on total cholesterol, triacylglycerol and lipoprotein fractions in the serum of male Wistar rats. Different groups of rats (n=8) were orally given 0.75, 1.50, 3.00 and 6.00 mg/kg body weight of artemisinin, respectively. Each of these groups also was orally administered 1.50 mg/kg of folic acid concurrently. Analyses of results showed a significant (