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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Main Authors: Lana Y.M. Juee, Alaadin M. Naqishbandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464620300451