Effect of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves aqueous extract therapy on hyperglycemic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-396

  Jaiswal, Dolly ^a   Kumar Rai, Prashant ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Mehta, Shikha ^a   Watal, Geeta ^a  

^a Medicinal Research Lab   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Drumstick tree; Moringa oleifera; Moringaceae

Indexed keywords

GLIPIZIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PROTEIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT LEAF; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCOSURIA; HEMOGLOBINS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; PROTEINURIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 67349251182     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.036     Document Type: Article

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