Korean Red Ginseng Rootlets Decrease Acute Postprandial Glycemia: Results from Sequential Preparation- and Dose-Finding Studies

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-107

  Sievenpiper, John L ^a,b   Leiter, Lawrence A ^a,b   Vuksan, Vladimir ^a,b   Di Buono, Marco ^b   Arnason, John T ^c   Sung, Mi Kyung ^d   Seung Lee, Kwang ^e   Nam, Ki Yeul ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^e Dairy Cattle Improvement Center   (South Korea)

^f Korea Ginseng Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complementary and Alternative medicine; Ginseng; Ginsenosides; OGTT; Postprandial glycemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GINSENOSIDE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCODEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD; GINSENG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; PLANT ROOT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOOD; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KOREA; MALE; PANAX; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 33747185895     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2006.10719519     Document Type: Article

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