Acute effects of Fraxinus excelsior L. seed extract on postprandial glycemia and insulin secretion on healthy volunteers

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-232

  Visen, Pradeep ^a   Saraswat, Binduja ^b   Visen, Aastha ^c   Roller, Marc ^c   Bily, Antoine ^c   Mermet, Claire ^c   He, Kan ^c   Bai, Naisheng ^c   Lemaire, Benoit ^c   Lafay, Sophie ^c   Ibarra, Alvin ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Diabetes Care Unit   (India)

^c Lotus Nutraceutical ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fraxinus excelsior L.; GI3; Insulinemia; Nuzhenide; Postprandial blood glucose; Secoiridoids

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR EXTRACT; FRAXIPURE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NUZHENIDE; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SECOIRIDOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANT SEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER; WHEAT BRAN;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRAXINUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; REFERENCE VALUES; SEEDS; YOUNG ADULT;

FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; OLEACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350347465     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.08.039     Document Type: Article

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