Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria) potency to ameliorate hyperglycemia and oxidative stress in diabetes
Calabash fruit is traditionally used as an antidiabetic remedy in the Kurdistan region. Different extracts (400 mg/kg) were investigated for antihyperglycemic potency on normal and alloxan-induced diabetic mice. The significant potency exhibited by the aqueous extract produced a decrease in fasting...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464620300451 |