Diabetes and Indian traditional medicines an overview

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 45-53

  Narayan, Surya Das ^a   Patra, V J ^b   Dinda, S C ^c  

^a Gayatri College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^c BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetics; Diabetes; Herbal medicines; Marketed products

Indexed keywords

ACANTHACEAE EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ANTHEMIS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA EXTRACT; BRASSICA JUNCEA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA BONDUCELLA EXTRACT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CUMIN EXTRACT; DAUCUS CAROTA EXTRACT; INSULIN; IPOMOEA BATATAS EXTRACT; KINO EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MULBERRY EXTRACT; MUSA SAPIENTUM EXTRACT; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; OXALIDACEAE EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSACALIUM PELTATUM EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; SALACIA OBLONGA EXTRACT; SALACIA RETICULATA EXTRACT; SIDA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; SWERTIA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL(TOPIC); DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; FABACEAE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KINO; LOW DRUG DOSE; MUSA SAPIENTUM; MUSACEAE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; SALACIA; SALACIA OBLONGA; SALACIA RETICULATA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84873518037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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