Hypoglycemic activity and antioxidant potential of some medicinal plants traditionally used in Turkey for diabetes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 384-389

  Aslan, Mustafa ^a   Orhan, Nilüfer ^a   Orhan, Didem Deliorman ^a   Ergun, Fatma ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allium porrum; Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Cydonia oblonga; Helianthus tuberosus; Hypoglycemic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLIUM PORRUM EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CYDONIA OBLONGA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART; HELIANTUS TUBEROSUS; KIDNEY; LEEK; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BULB; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TUBER YIELD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ETHANOL; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MYOCARDIUM; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TURKEY;

ALLIUM PORRUM; ASTERACEAE; CYDONIA OBLONGA; HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS; LILIACEAE; RATTUS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 77649181272     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.040     Document Type: Article

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