Effect of Echinacea purpurea and Silybum marianum seeds on the body of rats with an excessive fat diet

The impact of excess fat and high-calorie intake on the human body is an acute problem for many economically developed countries. Modelling effects health rats supplementing their diet with crushed seeds Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench Sylibum marianum Gaertn was carried out in a laboratory experiment. In control group animals, weight increased by 700 mg/day, addition E. – 1394 mg/day S. only 155 mg/day. A hypercaloric supplemented caused significant decrease relative liver, thymus, spleen, stomach, brain. supplementation to animals significantly reduced thymus. Adding strong increase blood alkaline phosphatase activity, cholesterol content, sharp atherogenic index. glucose concentration, triglycerides, index lowered C-reactive protein concentration rats’ when compared group. contributed erythrocyte lymphocyte number blood, thrombocyte concentration. research results show possibility wider use fruits as dietary supplement patients hypertension impaired liver function.