Glucose lowering efficacy of Ficus racemosa bark extract in normal and alloxan diabetic rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 590-592

  Bhaskara Rao, R ^a   Murugesan, T ^a   Sinha, Sanghamitra ^a   Saha, B P ^a   Pal, M ^a   Mandal, Subhash C ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bark extract; Ficus glomerata; Ficus racemosa; Hypoglycaemic activity; MEBFR

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FICUS; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; FICUS RACEMOSA; MORACEAE;

EID: 0036742505     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.988     Document Type: Article

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