Gymnema sylvestre: A memoir

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-81

  Kanetkar, Parijat ^a   Singhal, Rekha ^a   Kamat, Madhusudan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Gymnema sylvestre; Gymnemic acids; Herbal drug; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; GYMNEMIC ACID; INSULIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; SIDDHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YUNANI;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

GYMNEMA; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE;

EID: 34948814491     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2007010     Document Type: Review

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