Mineral content of some medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-115

  Narendhirakannan, R T ^a   Subramanian, S ^a   Kandaswamy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Inorganic constituents; Medicinal plants; Minerals; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MENTHA PIPERITAE EXTRACT; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; NICKEL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AEGLE MARMELOS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITAE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MURRAYA KOENIGII; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PLANT LEAF;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; MINERALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 18244395039     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:103:2:109     Document Type: Article

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