Evaluation of "GSPF kwath": A Gymnema sylvestre-containing polyherbal formulation for the treatment of human type 2 diabetes mellitus

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 303-311

  Mahajan, Sunil ^a   Chauhan, Pratibha ^a   Subramani, Senthil Kumar ^a   Anand, Ashwinee ^a   Borole, Dinesh ^a   Goswamy, Harimohan ^a   Prasad, G B K S ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antihyperlipidemic; Blood glucose; Oxidative stress; Polyherbal formulation; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE POLYHERBAL FORMULATION KWATH; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; PICRORHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SWERTIA CHIRATA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASSIA FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURCUMA LONGA; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HERB; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PICRORHIZA KURROA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM; SWERTIA CHIRATA; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 84942986253     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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