Acute effect of Bauhinia forficata on serum glucose levels in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 33-37

  Silva, Fátima Regina Mena Barreto ^a   Szpoganicz, Bruno ^b   Pizzolatti, Moacir Geraldo ^b   Willrich, Maria Alice Vieira ^b   De Sousa, Eliandra ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Campus Universitário   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Bauhinia forficata; Blood glucose; Diabetes; Hypoglycemia; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; BAUHINIA FORFICATA EXTRACT; BUTANOL; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BAUHINIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036876269     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00193-9     Document Type: Article

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