4.1. Chemicals and Reagents

SKK was obtained from Divya Pharmacy, Haridwar, India, under its name ‘Divya Sarva-Kalp-Kwath’ (Batch no #A-SKK056). For the preparation of SKK extract (which has been branded as tablet Livogrit, by the manufacturer), we utilized the method previously described [19]. Briefly, 7.5 g of SKK powder was weighed and mixed with 400 mL of water. The mixture was boiled until a volume of 100 mL remained. The resultant decoction was dried using lyophilizer, and 853 mg of powder was obtained. Triglyceride analysis reagents were procured from Randox Laboratories Ltd., Crumlin, United Kingdom. The standards used for HPTLC were gallic acid (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), caffeic acid (Sigma-Aldrich), quercetin (SRL, New Delhi, India), catechin (Sigma-Aldrich), rutin (Sigma-Aldrich), and corilagin (Natural remedies, Chandigarh, India). All other chemicals and reagents used for the tissue processing work were of the highest analytical grade.