A study on the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of an ayurvedic drug Rajanyamalakadi in diabetic patients

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-87

  Faizal, P ^a   Suresh, S ^b   Satheesh Kumar, R ^c   Augusti, K T ^a  

^a KANNUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Curcuma longa; Emblica officinalis; Hypoglycemic; Hypolipidemic; Rajanyamalakadi; Salacia oblonga

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CREATININE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; RAJANYAMALAKADI; SALACIA OBLONGA EXTRACT; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATHEROGENESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT MONITORING; SALACIA OBLONGA; TABLET FORMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

CURCUMA LONGA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; SALACIA OBLONGA;

EID: 65649090522     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-009-0014-1     Document Type: Article

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