The efficacy of rheum ribes L. stalk extract on lipid profile in hypercholesterolemic type II diabetic patients: A randomized, double-blind, placebo - controlled, clinical trial

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 7, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Fallah Huseini, H ^a   Heshmat, R ^b   Mohseni, F ^c   Jamshidi, A H ^d   Alavi, S H R ^e   Ahvasi, M ^a   Larijani, B ^b  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AJA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Diabetes; Lipid; Rheum ribes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; RHEUM RIBES EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLANT STEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUM RIBES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

RHEUM RIBES;

EID: 56749097887     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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