Hypoglycaemic activity of commelina Africana and ageratum conyzoides in relation to their mineral composition

African Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-203

  Agunbiade, O S ^a   Ojezele, O M ^b   Ojezele, J O ^c   Ajayi, A Y ^a  

^a LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b University of Ibadan ^*  (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Commelina Africana; Diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDENOLIDE; COMMELINA AFRICANA EXTRACT; COPPER; FAT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SODIUM; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMELINA; COMMELINA AFRICANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT;

EID: 84864375919     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v12i2.19     Document Type: Article

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