Results: The serum and liver total cholesterol and LDL – cholesterol levels as well as lipid peroxidation in the EEBC–
treated hypercholesterolemic rats were significantly reduced (p < 0.05) when compared with the untreated hypercholesterolemic
rats. The activities of AST and ALT in EEBC – treated hypercholesterolemic rats were not significantly different (p > 0.05)
from the control.