Effect of aswagandha, ginger and mulberry on hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Andallu, B ^a   Radhika, B ^a   Suryakantham, V ^a  

^a SRI SATHYA SAI INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING   (India)

Author keywords

Aswagandha; Ginger; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperglycemia; Mulberry

Indexed keywords

MORUS (PLANT); ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 18644374720     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040352.23559.04     Document Type: Article

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