Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effect of Begonia malabarica Lam. in normal and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-115

  Pandikumar, P ^a   Babu, N Prakash ^a   Ignacimuthu, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Begonia malabarica Lam. (Begoniaceae); Diabetes; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BEGONIA MALABARICA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEGONIA MALABARICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEGONIACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLYCOGEN; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; BEGONIA MALABARICA; BEGONIACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 67349181799     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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