Effect of Onopordon acanthium L. as Add on Antihypertensive Therapy in Patients with Primary Hypertension Taking Losartan: a Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Roshanak Ghods (Author), Manouchehr Gharouni (Author), Massoud Amanlou (Author), Niusha Sharifi (Author), Ali Ghobadi (Author), Gholamreza Amin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Onopordon acanthium L. is known for its medicinal properties. Our recent study showed that its seed extract is a novel natura angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACEI). This study was carried out to investigate its possible antihypertensive effects in patients receiving losartan. Metho...