Phytotherapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Investigation of traditional herbal drugs as possible alpha-amylase inhibitors;Phytotherapie bei typ-2-diabetes mellitus? Untersuchung volksmedizinisch genutzter drogen als mögliche hemmer der α-amylase-aktivität

Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 271-274

  Funke, Ines ^a   Melzig, Matthias F ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase inhibitors; Plants traditionally used as antidiabetics; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; AMYLASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM VERUM EXTRACT; GALEGA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOLARRHENA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; MALUS DOMESTICA EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MIGLITOL; MITRAGYNA INERMIS EXTRACT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; MORUS RUBRA EXTRACT; ONONIS VULGARIS EXTRACT; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; PYRUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS EXTRACT;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BARK; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CINNAMON; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MULBERRY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PEAR; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; TAMARIND;

EID: 30444459834     PISSN: 0722348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-925481     Document Type: Article

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