Effects of Strobilanthes crispus tea aqueous extracts on glucose and lipid profile in normal and streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemic rats.

Strobilanthes crispus (Acanthaceae) has been used traditionally as antidiabetic, diuretic, antilytic, and laxative and has been proven scientifically to possess high antioxidant activity, anti-AIDS, and anticancer properties. It is commonly consumed in the form of herbal tea. The ethnopharmacologica...

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Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly, Rahmat, Asmah, Othman, Fauziah
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Springer Verlag 2006
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14416/1/Effects%20of%20Strobilanthes%20crispus%20tea%20aqueous%20extracts%20on%20glucose%20and%20lipid%20profile%20in%20normal%20and%20streptozotocin.pdf