Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities of Trianthema portulacastrum Linn. plant in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-133

  Anreddy, R N R ^a   Porika, M ^a   Yellu, Narshimha Reddy ^a   Devarakonda, R K ^a  

^a KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Diabetes mellitus; Glibenclamide; Hypoglycemic; Hypolipidemic; Trianthema portulacastrum

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVANOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIANTHEMA PORTULACASTRUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TRIANTHEMA PORTULACASTRUM;

EID: 76549090791     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.129.133     Document Type: Article

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