Efficacy of Enicostemma littorale in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-235

  Upadhyay, Umesh M ^a   Goyal, Ramesh K ^b  

^a Smt R D Gardi Govt Diploma P C   (India)

^b L M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Enicostemma littorale; Kidney function; Lipid profile; NIDDM; Serum insulin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; FEMALE; GENTIANACEAE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PILL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GENTIANACEAE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; INSULIN; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

GENTIANACEAE;

EID: 2342503856     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1434     Document Type: Review

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