Hypoglycaemic and hypotensive effects of ficus exasperata vahl. (moraceae) leaf aqueous extract in rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-283

  Adewole, Stephen O ^a   Adenowo, T K ^b   Naicker, Thajasvarie ^c   Ojewole, John A O ^d  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ficus exasperata (Vahl) leaf aqueous extract; Hypoglycaemic; Hypotensive and hypolipidaemic properties; Rats; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; COLLAGEN FIBER; FICUS EXASPERATA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS EXASPERATA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOINSULINEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYURIA; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; WISTAR RAT; ZUCKER DIABETIC FATTY RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FICUS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; WATER;

EID: 84856783124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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