Effects of Gymnema lactiferum leaves on glycemic and lipidemic status in type 2 diabetes subjects

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-95

  Bandara, Thushari ^a   Rokeya, Begum ^b   Khan, Sakina ^b   Ali, Liaquat ^b   Ekanayake, Sagarika ^a   Jansz, Errol R ^a   Balasubramanium, Kandiah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders   (Bangladesh)

^c Biotech (Pvt) Ltd   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Cholesterol; Gymnema lactiferum; HbA1C; LDL; Type 2 diabetics

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRON; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; GYMNEMA LACTIFERUM EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYMNEMA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLANT LEAF; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; SUSPENSION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 74549159639     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v4i2.1195     Document Type: Article

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