Comparative effects of dietary ginger (Zingiber officinale) and garlic (Allium sativum) investigated in a type 2 diabetes model of rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-159

  Islam, Md Shahidul ^a,b   Choi, Haymie ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Garlic; Ginger; High fat diet; Rats; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; LIPID; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FREEZE DRYING; GARLIC; GINGER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FASTING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FREEZE DRYING; GARLIC; GINGER; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEMOGLOBINS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; RATTUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 41349117455     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.634     Document Type: Article

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