Randomized placebo-controlled, single blind trial of holy basil leaves in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 406-409

  Agrawal, P ^a,b   Rai, V ^a   Singh, R B ^a  

^a C S AZAD UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b PSSCIVE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Cholesterol; Diabetes mellitus; Holy basil leaves; Serum

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT LEAF; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0029835128     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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