Antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of Dihar, a polyherbal ayurvedic formulation in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 564-570

  Patel, Snehal S ^a   Shah, Rajendra S ^a   Goyal, Ramesh K ^a,b  

^a GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Lipid profile; Oxidative stress; Polyherbal formulation; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; LIPID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CURCUMA LONGA; ENICOSTEMA VERTICILLATUM; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; RATTUS; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 70349316880     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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