Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Blood Glucose Lowering Effect of Aqueous Extract and Essential Oil of Thymus Serrulatus Hochst. Ex Benth

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Blood Glucose Lowering Effect of Aqueous Extract and Essential Oil of Thymus Serrulatus Hochst. Ex Benth

Thymus serrulatus, an endemic plant of Ethiopia, is traditionally used to cure various diseases and as a food ingredient. In the Ethiopian folk medicine, the decoction is orally taken as a remedy to treat diabetes and high blood pressure. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the antioxid...

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Main Authors: Tesfay Haile, Susana M. Cardoso, Chirle de Oliveira Raphaelli, Olívia R. Pereira, Elisa dos Santos Pereira, Márcia Vizzotto, Leonardo Nora, Adissu Alemayehu Asfaw, Gomathi Periasamy, Aman Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
antioxidant activity
essential oil
thyme-decoction
alpha-amylase
thymus serrulatus
alpha-glucosidase
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.621536/full

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