Effect of saponosides crude extract isolated from citrullus colocynthis (L.) seeds on blood glucose level in normal and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 6864-6868

  Houcine, Benmehdi ^a,b   Rachid, Azzi ^a   Rabah, Djaziri ^a   Farid, Lahfa ^a   Nabila, Benariba ^a   Boufeldja, Tabti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BECHAR   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Citrullus colocynthis l.; Rats; Saponosides; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONOSIDES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLOCYNTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALIA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84855869616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1369     Document Type: Article

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