Anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hypercholesterolemic effects of aloe vera leaf gel in hyperlipidemic type 2 diabetic patients: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Planta Medica

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 311-316

  Huseini, Hasan Fallah ^a   Kianbakht, Saeed ^a   Hajiaghaee, Reza ^a   Dabaghian, Fataneh Hashem ^b  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; diabetes; hyperlipidemia; Liliaceae; patient

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA LEAF GEL; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; METFORMIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALOE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; GLYBURIDE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; LILIACEAE;

EID: 84858151895     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280474     Document Type: Article

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