A systematic review of efficacy and safety of urtica dioica in the treatment of diabetes

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-170

  Mehri, Avin ^a   Hasani Ranjbar, Shirin ^a   Larijani, Bagher ^a   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Herbal medicine; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine; Treatment; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA EXTRACT; AMMOIDES PUSILLA EXTRACT; ARBUTUS UNEDO EXTRACT; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS EXTRACT; CENTAURIUM EXTRACT; CINCHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; DANDELION EXTRACT; GLUCOLEVEL; GLUCOSE; JUGLANS REGIA EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS EXTRACT; MORUS NIGRA EXTRACT; OLEA EUROPEA EXTRACT; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA EXTRACT; UMBELLATUM GILIB EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VALLERIANA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; VARRICINIUM MYRTILLUS EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACHILLEA; AMMOIDES PUSILLA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARBUTUS UNEDO; ARTICLE; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; CENTAURIUM; CINCHORIUM INTYBUS; DANDELION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; JUGLANS REGIA; JUNIPERUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORUS NIGRA; NONHUMAN; OLEA EUROPEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT LEAF; RENAL DIABETES; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; UMBELLATUM GILIB; VALLERIANA OFFICINALIS; VARRICINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 79957843164     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.161.170     Document Type: Article

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