Hypolipidemic effects of acute and sub-chronic administration of an aqueous extract of Ajuga iva L. whole plant in normal and diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-448

  El Hilaly, Jaouad ^a   Tahraoui, Adil ^a   Israili, Zafar H ^b   Lyoussi, Badiâa ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ajuga iva (L.) Schreiber (Labiatea); Cholesterol; Hypolipidemic effect; Lyophilized aqueous extract; Streptozotocin diabetic rats; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

AJUGA IVA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AJUGA IVA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AJUGA; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN;

AJUGA IVA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646484669     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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