Effects of indigenous medicinal plants of Bangladesh on blood glucose level and neuropathic pain in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 636-642

  Rafiq, Kazi ^a,c   Sherajee, Shamshad J ^b,c   Nishiyama, Akira ^c   Sufiun, M A ^b   Mostofa, Mahbub ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b VTI ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coccinia indica; Hyperglycemia; Momordica charantia; Neuropathic pain; Psidium guajava; STZ induced diabetic rats

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GUAVA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COCCINIA INDICA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77953654183     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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