Bioactivity of cinnamon with special emphasis on diabetes mellitus: A review

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 380-386

  Bandara, Thushari ^a   Uluwaduge, Inoka ^b   Jansz, E R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Cassia; Cholesterol; Cinnamomum aromaticum; Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANIMALIA; CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 84859800813     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2011.627849     Document Type: Review

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