Antidiabetic activities of aqueous leaves extract of Leonotis leonurus in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-125

  Oyedem, S O ^a   Yakubu, M T ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Flavonoids; Leonotis leonurus; Lipids; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LEONOTIS LEONURUS EXTRACT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; LEONOTIS LEONURUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; POLYDIPSIA; POLYURIA; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

LEONOTIS LEONURUS; RATTUS;

EID: 79551716566     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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