Evaluation of six plant species used traditionally in the treatment and control of diabetes mellitus in South Africa using in vitro methods

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 756-761

  Boaduo, N K K ^a   Katerere, D ^b   Eloff, J N ^a   Naidoo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Islets of Langerhans; amylase; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CUCURBITA PEPO EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATES EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; INSULIN; NUXIA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNA ALEXANDRINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCURBITA PEPO; CYMBOPOGON CITRATES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUXIA FLORIBUNDA; PANCREAS ISLET; RAT; SENNA ALEXANDRINA; SOUTH AFRICA; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900831771     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.869828     Document Type: Article

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