Comparative studies on the hypoglycemic and antioxidant activities of Vernonia amygdalina delile and Baccharoides tenoreana olive in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats

Abstract Background Vernonia amygdalina is a bitter culinary vegetable known to possess anti-diabetic principle. Baccharoides tenoreana belonging to the same species as V. amygdalina, is also used in cooking soup and it is comparatively non-bitter. However, its glycemic properties have not been stud...

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Main Authors: Samuel Chijioke Attama, Patrick Emeka Aba, Chinwe Uchechukwu Asuzu, Isaac Uzoma Asuzu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:Clinical Phytoscience
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-021-00330-z