Hypoglycaemic effects of methanolic leaf extract of Catharanthus roseus (Linn.) G. Don (Apocynaceae) in normal and diabetic mice

Acta Medica et Biologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 55-58

  Ojewole, J A O ^a   Adewunmi, C O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; Diabetic conditions; Folklore medicine; Hypoglycaemic effects; Methanolic leaf extract (MLCR)

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TOLBUTAMIDE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0033809104     PISSN: 05677734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Hypoglycaemic plants
2. Antidiabetic plants and their active constituents
3. Phytochemical screening of Nigerian medicinal plants, II
4. Glycaemic effects of traditional european plant treatments for diabetes. Studies in normal and streptozotocin diabetic mice