Traditional medicinal herbs for the management of diabetes and its complications: An evidence-based review

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 874-887

  Hosein Farzaei, Mohammad ^a,b   Rahimi, Roja ^c   Farzaei, Fatemeh ^d   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^c,e  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Drug interaction; Herbal medicine; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemic effect; Insulin; Medicinal plants; Review; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CITRUS EXTRACT; CORNUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; ISPAGULA; METFORMIN; MULBERRY EXTRACT; NATEGLINIDE; OPUNTIA EXTRACT; PIOGLITAZONE; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT; RESVERATROL; ROSIGLITAZONE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ACACIA; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORIANDER; CORNUS OFFICINALIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GRAPE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORUS ALBA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POMEGRANATE; PORTULACA OLERACEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ROSE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WITHANIA COAGULANS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84942929972     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2015.874.887     Document Type: Review

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