Anti-diabetes and hypoglycaemic properties of Hemionitis arifolia (Burm.) Moore in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-197

  Ajikumaran Nair, S ^a   Shylesh, B S ^a   Gopakumar, B ^a   Subramoniam, A ^a  

^a Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetic rats; Anti hyperglycaemic activity; Hemionitis arifolia

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; HEMIONITIS ARIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; FRACTIONATION; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEMIONITIS ARIFOLIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FERNS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCOGEN; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; LIVER; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

FILICOPHYTA; HEMIONITIS;

EID: 33646896953     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.12.020     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Babu V., Gangadevi T., and Subramoniam A. Anti-hyperglycemic activity of Cassia kleinii leaf extract in glucose fed normal rats and alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 34 (2002) 409-415
2. Babu V., Gangadevi T., and Subramoniam A. Anti-diabetes activity of ethanol extract of Cassia kleinii leaf in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and isolation of an active fraction and toxicity evaluation of the extract. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 35 (2003) 290-296
3. Carroll N.V., Longly R.W., and Joseph H.R. Determination of glycogen in liver and muscle by use of anthrone reagent. Journal of Biological Chemistry 220 (1956) 583-593
4. Chattopadhyaya S., Ramanathan M., Das J., and Bhattachariya S.K. Animal models in diabetes mellitus. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 35 (1997) 1141-1145
5. Dixit R.D. Flora of India Series 4. A Census of Indian Pteridophytes (1984), Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, India (p. 79)
6. Ferner R.E. Oral hypoglycaemic agents. Medical Clinics of North America 72 (1988) 1323-1335
7. Jam N.C. Schalm's Veterinary Haematology. 4th ed. (1986), Lea and Fabiger, Philadelphia (pp. 43-48)
8. Johnson T. CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference (1999), Boca Raton, London (p. 402)
9. King H., Auberti R.E., and Herman W.H. Global burden of diabetes 1995-2025. Diabetes Care 21 (1998) 1414-1431
10. Kind P.R.N., and King E.J. Estimation of plasma phosphatases by determination of hydrolysed phenol with antipyrine. Journal of Clinical Pathology 70 (1954) 322-330
11. Ramachandran A. Diabetes in Indian national urban diabetes study. Proceedings of the Diabetes in Asia, Meeting (2001) 21 (abstract)
12. Reitman S., and Frankel S. Colorimetric method for the determination of serum glutamate oxalo-acetate and glutamate pyruvate transaminase. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 28 (1957) 56-63
13. Subramoniam A., and Babu V. Standardized phytomedicines for diabetes. In: Khan I.A., and Khanum A. (Eds). Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants vol. 8 (2003), Ukaaz Publications, Hyderabad, India 46-69
14. Subramoniam A., Pushpangadan P., Rajasekharan S., Evans D.A., Latha P.G., and Valsa Raj R. Anti-hyperglycaemic effects of Artemisia pallens Wall extract in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 50 (1996) 13-17
15. Subramoniam A., Rajasekharan S., Latha P.G., Evans D.A., and Pushpangadan P. Immunomodulatory and anti-tumor activities of Janakia arayalpathra. Fitoterapia 57 (1996) 140-144
16. 4 or paracetamol-induced hepatic damage in rats. In: Murali T.S., Ramamurthy C., Ramachandran K.V., and Warrier P.K. (Eds). Holistic Life and Medicine (1998), Arya Vaidyasala Publication, Kottakkal, India 187-193
17. Wagner H., Bladt S., and Zgainski E.M. Plant Drug Analysis (1984), Springer-Verlag, Berlin (320 pp.)