Antidiabetic plants used by Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayan tribes, India

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-202

  Chhetri, D R ^a,d   Parajuli, P ^b   Subba, G C ^c  

^a DARJEELING GOVERNMENT COLLEGE   (India)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Government Diosgenin Factory   (India)

^d Darjeeling HPO   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic plants; Diabetes; Hypoglycemic agents; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ABROMA AUGUSTA EXTRACT; ABUTILUM INDICUM EXTRACT; ACONITUM PALMATUM EXTRACT; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; BOENNINGHAUSENIA ALBIFLORA EXTRACT; CALAMUS ROTANG EXTRACT; CAMPYLANDRA AURANTIACA EXTRACT; CANNABIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM TAMALA EXTRACT; CISSAMPELOS PAREIRA EXTRACT; COCCINEA GRANDIS EXTRACT; COSTUS SPECIOSUS EXTRACT; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GIRARDIANA HETEROPHYLLA EXTRACT; GYNOCARDIA ODORATA EXTRACT; IPOMOEA BATATUS EXTRACT; LITSEA CUBEBA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHRANTIA EXTRACT; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; OROXYLUM INDICUM EXTRACT; PAEDERIA FOETIDA EXTRACT; PANAX PSEUDOGINSENG EXTRACT; PICRORHIZA KURROOA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTENTILLA FULGENS EXTRACT; QUERCUS LANATA EXTRACT; SARACA OSOCA EXTRACT; STEPHANIA GLABRA EXTRACT; SWERTIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; SWERTIA CHIRAYITA EXTRACT; SWERTIA PEDICELLATA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 19544375554     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.01.058     Document Type: Article

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