Interactions between herbs and antidiabetics: An overview of the mechanisms, evidence, importance, and management

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1281-1298

  Rehman, Shaheed Ur ^a   Choi, Min Sun ^a   Choe, Kevin ^a   Yoo, Hye Hyun ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antidiabetics; Evidence; Herb drug interaction; Management; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CARNITINE; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; CYTOCHROME P450; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; ISPAGULA; METFORMIN; NATEGLINIDE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PIOGLITAZONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGUANIL; PUERARIN; REPAGLINIDE; ROSIGLITAZONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ALOE VERA; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; CASSIA; CASSIA FISTULA; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; GINSENG; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INSULIN TREATMENT; LYCIUM; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOKINETICS; REVIEW; RHUBARB; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS;

HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS;

EID: 84937727305     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-014-0517-z     Document Type: Review

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