A pharmacological appraisal of medicinal plants with antidiabetic potential

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-42

  Khan, Vasim ^a   Najmi, Abul Kalam ^a   Akhtar, Mohd ^a   Aqil, Mohd ^a   Mujeeb, Mohd ^a   Pillai, K K ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; diabetes mellitus; hypoglycemic; medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA BONDUCELLA EXTRACT; CAPPARIS DECIDUAS EXTRACT; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; ERIOBOTYRA JAPONICA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLIMEPIRIDE; GUAVA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; INSULIN; KINO EXTRACT; LINUM USITATISUMUM EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MUSA SAPIETUM EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; RHAPANUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; STEVIA REBAUDINA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLOPATHY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; AVOCADO; BARK; CAESALPINIA BONDUC; CAPPARIS DECIDUAS; COCCINIA INDICA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERIOBOTYRA JAPONICA; EXCITATION; FLOWER; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOGENESIS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KINO; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LINUM USITATISUMUM; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSA SAPIETUM; NERVOUSNESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RHAPANUS SATIVUS; RHIZOME; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEVIA REBAUDINA;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PANAX GINSENG; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 84856821467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.92727     Document Type: Review

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