Hypoglycemic activity of aqueous extract of Urtica parviflora roxb. in normoglycemic rats

International Journal of Phytomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-51

  Sah, Sangeeta Pilkhwal ^a   Sah, Mukesh Lal ^a   Juyal, Vijay ^a   Pandey, Savita ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemic activity; Oral glucose tolerance test; Urtica parviflora

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; JEJUNUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; URTICA PARVIFLORA; URTICACEAE;

EID: 79952098682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09750185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5138/ijpm.2010.0975.0185.02009     Document Type: Article

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