Effect of Luffa aegyptiaca (seeds) and Carissa edulis (leaves) extracts on blood glucose level of normal and streptozotocin diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-47

  El Fiky, Fathy K ^a   Abou Karam, Mohamed A ^a   Afify, Elham A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty of Pharmacy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carissa edulis; Luffa aegyptiaca; Normal rats; Streptozotocin diabetic rats

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG POTENCY; EGYPT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CARISSA EDULIS; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 0030065383     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01324-5     Document Type: Article

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