Traditional Indian medicines used for the management of diabetes mellitus

Journal of Diabetes Research

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Rizvi, Syed Ibrahim ^a   Mishra, Neetu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; KINO EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FENUGREEK; FICUS RELIGIOSA; GARLIC; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INDIAN; INSULIN RELEASE; KINO; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84879346612     PISSN: 23146745     EISSN: 23146753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/712092     Document Type: Review

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