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  • 标题:Biochemical evaluation of the effects of Nigerian polyherbal preparation on Wistar rabbits
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  • 作者:Chiza A. Ogbuji ; Winnifred A. Nwachukwu ; Chidi U. Igwe
  • 期刊名称:Functional Foods in Health and Disease
  • 电子版ISSN:2160-3855
  • 出版年度:2012
  • 卷号:2
  • 期号:6
  • 出版社:Food Science Publisher
  • 摘要:Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder with multiple etiologies. Its sufferers are generally at high risk of dyslipidemia characterized by hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperlipoproteinemia and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Globally, the estimated cost of diabetes care was $376 billion in 2010, representing 12% of health expenditures for that year. Methods: The effects of the aqueous extracts of a little known Nigerian traditional polyherbalformula consisting of Emilia coccinea, Acanthus montanus, Hibiscus rosasinensis and Asystasia gangetica on serum glucose concentration, amylase activity and lipid profiles of normal, diabetic, and liver-damaged rabbits were studied using standard procedures. The mixture of the aqueous extracts of the four plants was orally administered in two doses – 120mg/kg body weight and 240mg/kg body weight for 28 days. Results: The drug elicited dose- and duration-of-administration-dependent, significant (p
  • 关键词:Emilia coccinea | Acanthus montanus | Hibiscus rosasinensis | Asystasia gangetica | antidiabetic | hepatoprotection.
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