LIGNAN COMPLEX DERIVED FROM FLAXSEED AS HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC AND ANTI-ATHEROSCLEROTIC AGENT

摘要

A method is described for treating hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis or for reducing total cholesterol while raising high-density lipoportoein cholesterol. It involves administering to a patient a substantially pure complex derived from flaxseed and containing secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), cinnamic acid glucosides and hydroxymethyl glutaric acid.