Tissue lipid lowering-effect of a traditional Nigerian anti-diabetic infusion of Rauwolfia vomitoria foilage and Citrus aurantium fruit

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-386

  Campbell, Joan I A ^a   Mortensen, Alicja ^b   Mølgaard, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anti diabetes; Anti inflammation; Citrus aurantium; Lipid lowering; Rauwolfia vomitoria; Type II diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CITRUS FRUIT EXTRACT; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; RAUWOLFIA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAUWOLFIA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOUR ORANGE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CITRUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NIGERIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RAUWOLFIA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIUM; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA;

EID: 33644846963     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.029     Document Type: Article

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