ANTIHYPERGLYCAEMIC AND ANTINOCICEPTIVE ACTIVITY EVALUATION OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF WHOLE PLANT OF AMARANTHUS TRICOLOUR L. (AMARANTHACEAE)

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 408-411

  Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a   Hosain, Mobasser ^a   Rahman, Shahnaz ^a   Rahman, Shiblur ^a   Akter, Mahfuza ^a   Rahman, Farhana ^a   Rehana, Fatema ^a   Munmun, Mahmuda ^a   Kalpana, Marjina Akter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Amaranthaceae; Amaranthus tricolour; antihyperglycaemic; antinociceptive

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOUR; ANIMAL; ANTIHYPERGLYCAEMIC; ANTINOCICEPTIVE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOUR; ANTIHYPERGLYCAEMIC; ANTINOCICEPTIVE;

ACETIC ACID; AMARANTHUS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84904846690     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25050044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v10i5.31     Document Type: Article

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