A review on diabetes milletus and the herbal plants used for its treatment

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 15-21

  Mohana Lakshmi, S ^a   Sandhya Rani, K S ^a   Kiran Reddy, Usha T ^a  

^a Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Diabetes milletus; Hyperglycemia; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANNONA SQUAMOSA EXTRACT; ARTEMESIA PALLENS EXTRACT; AZARDIRACTA INDICA EXTRACT; BAMBUSA VULGARIS EXTRACT; BRASSICA JUNCEA EXTRACT; CASALPINIA BONDUCELLA EXTRACT; CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CITRILLUS COLOCYNTHIS EXTRACT; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; COSCINUM FENESTRATUM EXTRACT; DIASCOREA DUMETORUM EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FICUS BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; INSULIN; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALACIA RETICULATA EXTRACT; SCORPARIS DULCIS EXTRACT; SWERTIA CHIRAYITA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTEMESIA PALLENS; AYURVEDA; AZARDIRACTA INDICA; BAMBUSA VULGARIS; CASALPINIA BONDUCELLA; CITRILLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCINIA INDICA; COSCINUM FENESTRATUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIALYSIS; DIASCOREA DUMETORUM; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; SALACIA RETICULATA; SCORPARIS DULCIS; SWERTIA CHIRAYITA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84877613780     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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