Natural medicines used in the traditional Chinese medical system for therapy of diabetes mellitus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-21

  Li, W L ^a,b   Zheng, H C ^c   Bukuru, J ^b   De Kimpe, N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Medicinal plants; Natural medicines; Review; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ALISMA ORIENTALE EXTRACT; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; COPTIS CHINENSIS EXTRACT; CORNUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM EXTRACT; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT; LYCIUM BARBARUM EXTRACT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; OPHIOPOGON ROOT; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM EXTRACT; PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM SIBIRICUM EXTRACT; PORIA COCOS EXTRACT; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; TRICHOSANTHES EXTRACT; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WHITMANIA PIGRA EXTRACT;

ALISMA; ALISMA ORIENTALE; ANEMARRHENA; ANEMARRHENA ASPHODELOIDES; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; ATRACTYLODES; ATRACTYLODES LANCEA; CHINESE MEDICINE; COPTIS; COPTIS CHINENSIS; CORNUS; CORNUS OFFICINALIS; CUCUMBER; CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA CHINENSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIMEDIUM; EPIMEDIUM SAGITTATUM; GINSENG; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; HUMAN; LEECH; LIGUSTRUM; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYCIUM; LYCIUM BARBARUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORUS ALBA; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM; PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS; POACEAE; POLYGONATUM; POLYGONATUM ODORATUM; POLYGONATUM OFFICINALE; POLYGONATUM SIBIRICUM; POLYPORACEAE; PORIA COCOS; PUERARIA LOBATA; REHMANNIA; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; REVIEW; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS; SCHISANDRACEAE; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 1942424088     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.12.031     Document Type: Review

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