RESUMO
Herbal medicines are widely used allover the world. They are often perceived as being natural and therefore harmless. Many herbal remedies individually or in combination with different formulations such as leaf, powder, pastes, decoction, infusion, etc. had been recommended to treat various diseases. Many, if not most of medicinal plants contain flavonoids, such compounds has been associated with several beneficial effects such as antioxidants which consider to be a fundamental property important for life. Many of the chronic diseases that affect human have an uneven geographic distribution. Although the general perception that several diseases, specially the various types of cancer, kidney and liver diseases as well as CHD often result from an exposure to pollutants and toxic environmental such as agricultural chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or even some food additives. The high incidence of CHD is often correlated with high fat, high cholesterol and low fiber diets and also the consumption of fried foods. The environmental and genetic factors play the most critical role in the biological alteration. The aim of this study was to investigate the prophylactic and curative effect of ginkgo biloba against hyperlipaemia as well as hepatorenal function in albino rats