Pharmacological evaluation of "sugar remedy," a polyherbal formulation, on streptozotocin-induced diabetic mellitus in rats

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 189-195

  Singhal, Sandeep ^a   Rathore, Arvind Singh ^a   Lohar, Vikram ^b   Dave, Rakesh ^c   Dave, Jeetesh ^c  

^a Jodhpur National University   (India)

^b Accutest Research Laboratories I Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c Umalaxmi Organics Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Diabetes mellitus; Hyperlipidemia; Streptozotocin; Sugar remedy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905456845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22254110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2225-4110.127800     Document Type: Article

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