The beneficial effect of extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces in alloxan-diabetic rats: Hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic activities

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2182-2186

  Sini, J M ^a   Umar, I A ^a   Inuwa, H M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Creatinine and urea; Hibiscus sabdariffa

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DRINKING WATER; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA;

AFRICA; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY; HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; RATTUS;

EID: 79959856441     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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