Hypoglycemic Effect of Hypoxis hemerocallidea Corm (African Potato) Aqueous Extract in Rats

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 617-623

  Mahomed, I M ^a   Ojewole, J A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African potato; Aqueous extract; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemic activity; Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm; Phytosterols; Sterolins

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN; STEROLIN; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POTATO; RAT; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOXIS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0345359229     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2003.25.8.778082     Document Type: Article

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