Antihyperglycemic effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seed extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats and its use in diabetes mellitus: A brief qualitative phytochemical and acute toxicity test on the extract

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-261

  Mowla, Asmena ^a   Alauddin, M ^a   Rahman, Md Atiar ^a   Ahmed, Kabir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH BCSIR   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Alloxan; Hypoglycemic effect; Phytochemical test; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ALLOXAN; CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVONOID; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSIDE; GLYCOSIDE; STEROID; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 69249214237     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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