Antidiabetic effects of Aloe ferox and Aloe greatheadii var. davyana leaf gel extracts in a low-dose streptozotocin diabetes rat model

The medicinal use and commercialisation of the plants Aloe ferox and Aloe greatheadii are primarily based on research done on Aloe vera and Aloe arborescens. Consequently, in this study we investigated the possible antidiabetic effects of ethanol extracts of A. ferox and A. greatheadii var. davyana...

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Main Authors: Du Toit Loots, Marlien Pieters, Shahidul Islam, Lisa Botes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2011-07-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/10020