Evidence-based critical evaluation of glycemic potential of Cynodon dactylon

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-420

  Singh, Santosh Kumar ^a   Rai, Prashant Kumar ^a   Jaiswal, Dolly ^a   Watal, Geeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Cynodon dactylon; Hypolipidemic; Poaceae; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CYNODON DACTYLON EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNODON; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART PROTECTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 56749183815     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem044     Document Type: Article

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