A systematic review of iranian medicinal plants useful in diabetes mellitus

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-292

  Hasani Ranjbar, Shirin ^a   Larijani, Bagher ^a   Abdollah, Mohammad ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Herb; Herbal medicine; Iran; Natural medicine; Plant; Traditional

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA SANTOLINA EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISPAGULA; METFORMIN; MORUS NIGRA EXTRACT; OLEA EUROPEA EXTRACT; PHLOMIS ANISODONTA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; SALVIA LENIFOLIA EXTRACT; SATUREJA KHUZESTANICA EXTRACT; SECURIGERA SECURIDACA EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACHILLEA; ALOE VERA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICHOKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORIANDER; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; FENUGREEK; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GERMANDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HERB; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IRAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER DISEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; MORUS ALBA; MORUS NIGRA; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; PEPPER; PHLOMIS ANISODONTA; POMEGRANATE; REVIEW; SALVIA LENIFOLIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SATUREJA KHUZESTANICA; SECURIGERA SECURIDACA; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URTICA DIOICA; WALNUT; WATERMELON;

EID: 58549120014     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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