The efficacy of karkadeh tea in controlling post-prandial blood glucose levels

American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 151-157

  Harrison, Adrian Paul ^a   Cooper, Ross Gordon ^b   Suliman, Moustafa Ahmed ^c   Alalami, Usama ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Zayed University ^*  (Egypt)

^d ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Egyptian; Hibiscus sabdariffa; Karkadeh; Slimness

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TEA;

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA;

EID: 75349093761     PISSN: 15574962     EISSN: 15574970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2009.151.157     Document Type: Article

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