Efficacy of standardise herbal extracts in type 1 diabetes - An experimental study

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 23-33

  Jain, Sarika ^a   Pandhi, P ^a   Singh, A P ^a   Malhorta, Samir ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Experimental type 1 diabetes; Gymnema sylvestre; Herbal extracts; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLICIN; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; FATTY ACID; FERULA FOETIDA EXTRACT; FERULIC ACID; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; GYMNEMIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; INSULIN; METHANOL; MONOSACCHARIDE; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; SAPONIN; STEROID; STREPTOZOCIN; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANOLIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FENNEL; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYMNEMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MURRAYA; NONHUMAN; RAT; STANDARDIZATION; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; WITHANIA;

EID: 33846472600     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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