Indian herbs and herbal drugs used for the treatment of diabetes

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-173

  Modak, Manisha ^a   Dixit, Priyanjali ^a   Londhe, Jayant ^a   Ghaskadbi, Saroj ^a   Devasagayam, Thomas Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Diabetes; India; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ARABICA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALLIIN; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA BONDUCELLA EXTRACT; CAPPARIS EXTRACT; DECAMETHYLENEDIGUANIDINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; KINO EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; METFORMIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; S METHYLCYSTEINE SULPHOXIDE; SYNTHALIN B; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASIL; CATARACT; COCCINIA INDICA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; EUGENIA; EXERCISE; FENUGREEK; GARLIC; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INDIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PREVALENCE; PTEROCARPUS; REVIEW; TINOSPORA; URBAN AREA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34250830316     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.40.163     Document Type: Review

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