Effect of supplementation of traditional medicinal plants on blood glucose in non-insulin-dependent diabetics: A pilot study

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 545-549

  Kochhar, Anita ^a   Nagi, Malkit ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bittergourd; Blood glucose; Fenugreek seeds; Jambu seeds; Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CAPSULE; EUGLENA; EUGLENA JAMBOLANA; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PILOT STUDY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW FOOD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DESICCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MOMORDICA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POWDERS; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA;

EUGLENA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 31044456678     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.8.545     Document Type: Article

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