Mexican plants with hypoglycaemic effect used in the treatment of diabetes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-348

  Andrade Cetto, Adolfo ^a   Heinrich, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypoglycaemic plants; M xico; Neotropics; Traditional medicine; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON LIGNOSUM EXTRACT; ABUTILON TRISULCATUM EXTRACT; ACACIA RETINODES EXTRACT; ACOSMIUM PANAMENSE EXTRACT; ACOURTIA THURBERI EXTRACT; ACROCOMIA MEXICANA EXTRACT; AGARISTA MEXICANA EXTRACT; AGASTACHE MEXICANA EXTRACT; AGAVE ATROVIRENS EXTRACT; AGAVE LECHEGUILLA EXTRACT; AGAVE SALMIANA EXTRACT; AGERATINA PETIOLARIS EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALLIONA CHOISYI EXTRACT; ALLOISPERMUM INTEGRIFOLIUM EXTRACT; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AMBROSIA ARTERMISIIFOLIA EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANANAS COMOSUS EXTRACT; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BRICKELLIA VERONICAEFOLIA EXTRACT; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA EXTRACT; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA EXTACT; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ONION EXTRACT; PARMENTIERA ACULEATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABUTILON LIGNOSUM; ABUTILON TRISULCATUM; ACACIA RETINODES; ACOSMIUM PANAMENSE; ACOURTIA THURBERI; ACROCOMIA MEXICANA; AGARISTA MEXICANA; AGASTACHE MEXICANA; AGAVE ATRIVIRENS; AGAVE LECHEGUILLA; AGAVE SALMIANA; AGERATINA PETIOLARIS; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ALLIONIA CHOISYI; ALLOISPERMUM INTEGRIFOLIUM; ALOE BARBADENSIS; ALOE VERA; AMBROSIA ARTERMISIIFOLIA; ANACARDIUM OCCIDINTALE; ANANAS COMOSUS; ANNONA CHERIMOLA; ANNONA GLABRA; ANNONA MURICATA; APODANTHERA BURAEAVI; BRICKELLIA VERONICAEFOLIA; CECROPIA; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; ONION; PARMENTIERA ACULEATA; PLANT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEXICO; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ACOSMIUM PANAMENSE; AGARISTA MEXICANA; BRICKELLIA VERONICAEFOLIA; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA; EQUISETUM MYRIOCHAETUM; PARMENTIERA ACULEATA;

EID: 20844459273     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.04.019     Document Type: Review

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