An overview of Indian novel traditional medicinal plants with anti-diabetic potentials

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Gupta, Rahul ^a   Bajpai, Kumar Gaurav ^a   Johri, Samta ^b   Saxena, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b Mahila Degree College   (India)

Author keywords

Anti diabetic; Ayurveda; Hypoglycemia; India; Traditional herbs

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; AJOENE; ALCOHOL; ALLICIN; ALLIIN; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; ANNONA SQUAMOSA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM TAMALA EXTRACT; COCCINIA GRANDIS EXTRACT; DIALLYL TRISULFIDE; DIANEX; FICUS BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GARLIC OIL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; ONION EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PYCNOGENOL; S ALLYLCYSTEINE; S METHYLCYSTEIN SULFOXIDE; SITOSTEROL; SULFUR AMINO ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ALOE VERA; ANGIOSPERM; ANNONA SQUAMOSA; ANNONACEAE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; CINNAMOMUM TAMALA; CLINICAL STUDY; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CUCUMBER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EPIDEMIC; EVERGREEN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GARLIC; HERB; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORACEAE; NONHUMAN; ONION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REVIEW; RUTACEAE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 41949103818     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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