Strychnos nux-vomica seeds: Pharmacognostical standardization, extraction, and antidiabetic activity

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 80-84

  Bhati, Rajesh ^a   Singh, Anupama ^a   Saharan, Vikas ^b   Ram, Veerma Anand ^b   Bhandari, Anil ^a  

^a Jodhpur National University   (India)

^b Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

Author keywords

alloxan; Antidiabetic activity; extract; kuchla

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; BRUCINE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; GLICLAZIDE; GLUCOSE; OIL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; RESIN; STRYCHNINE; STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALEURONE; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; ENDOSPERM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PLASMODESMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRYCHNOS NUX VOMICA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRICHOME;

EID: 84861704156     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.96523     Document Type: Article

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