Disease-Consensus Index as a tool of selecting potential hypoglycemic plants in Chikindzonot, Yucatán, México

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-204

  Andrade Cetto, Adolfo ^a   Becerra Jiménez, Jaime ^a   Martínez Zurita, Eddy ^a   Ortega Larrocea, Pilar ^a   Heinrich, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease Consensus Index; Ethnobotany; Hypoglycemic plants; Maya; Mexico; Traditional medicine; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACROMIA MEXICANA EXTRACT; AGERATUM HOUSTONIANUM EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ARISTOLOCHIA LITTORALIS EXTRACT; ARRABIDAEA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; CECROPIA PELTATA EXTRACT; CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; CROSSPETALUM GAUMERI EXTRACT; INSULIN; MALMEA DEPRESSA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MORINDA YUCATANENSIS EXTRACT; MUSA SAPIENTUM EXTRACT; OPUNTIA EXTRACT; PARMENTIERA ACULEATA EXTRACT; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; TECOMA STANS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEA MAYS EXTRACT;

ACROMIA MEXICANA; AGERATUM HOUSTONIANUM; ARISTOLOCHIA LITTORALIS; ARRABIDAEA FLORIBUNDA; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CECROPIA PELTATA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS; COCONUT; COMMUNITY; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOPETALUM GAUMERI; DEVICE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAIZE; MALMEA DEPRESSA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEXICO; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORINDA YUCATANENSIS; MUSA SAPIENTUM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPUNTIA; PARMENTIERA ACULEATA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TECOMA STANS;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EVALUATION; ETHNOBOTANY; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MEXICO; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

CECROPIA PELTATA; MALMEA DEPRESSA;

EID: 33747374104     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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