Hypoglycaemic activity of four plant extracts traditionally used in South Africa for diabetes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 619-624

  Deutschlander M S ^a   van de Venter, M ^b   Roux, S ^b   Louw, J ^c   Lall, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amylase; Glucosidase; Euclea undulata; Hypoglycaemic activity; In vitro

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ACETONE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ELAEODENDRON TRANSVAALENSE EXTRACT; EUCLEA UNDULATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PTERONIA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; SCHKUHRIA PINNATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; ELAEODENDRON TRANSVAALENSE; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUCLEA UNDULATA; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HYPOGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PROADIPOCYTE; PTERONIA DIVARICATA; SCHKUHRIA PINNATA; SOUTH AFRICA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

3T3 CELLS; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FERROCYANIDES; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIVER; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

ELAEODENDRON TRANSVAALENSE; EUCLEA UNDULATA; PTERONIA DIVARICATA; SCHKUHRIA PINNATA;

EID: 67650995828     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.052     Document Type: Article

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