Fenugreek use in patients with diabetes mellitus

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  Haber, Stacy L ^a   Keonavong, Jennifer ^b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BANNER HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; LAXATIVE; MINERALOCORTICOID; POTASSIUM; PLANT EXTRACT;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DYSPEPSIA; FENUGREEK; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTESTINE DISTENSION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); URINARY FREQUENCY; ANIMAL; DIET THERAPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; PROCEDURES; TRIGONELLA;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 84893468344     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120523     Document Type: Review

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