Effects of aqueous extract of spices mixture containing curry, garlic and ginger on plasma glucose and lipids in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1131-1135

  Ugwuja, E I ^a   Nwibo, A N ^a   Ugwu, N C ^a   Aloke, C ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypoglycaemia; Hypolipidaemia; Spices mixture; Type 2 diabetes model

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CURRY EXTRACT PLUS GARLIC EXTRACT PLUS GINGER EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPICE; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; RATTUS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 79551634266     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.1131.1135     Document Type: Article

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