Streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes in rodents as a model for studying mitochondrial mechanisms of diabetic β cell glucotoxicity

J Wu, LJ Yan - Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity: targets …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic hyperglycemia and the corresponding glucotoxicity are the main pathogenic
mechanisms of diabetes and its complications. Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic animal …

Beneficial effects of green tea: a literature review

SM Chacko, PT Thambi, R Kuttan, I Nishigaki - Chinese medicine, 2010 - Springer
The health benefits of green tea for a wide variety of ailments, including different types of
cancer, heart disease, and liver disease, were reported. Many of these beneficial effects of …

Indian herbs and herbal drugs used for the treatment of diabetes

M Modak, P Dixit, J Londhe, S Ghaskadbi… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Traditional Medicines derived from medicinal plants are used by about 60% of the world's
population. This review focuses on Indian Herbal drugs and plants used in the treatment of …

Pharmacology of medicinal plants and natural products

SA Dahanukar, RA Kulkarni… - Indian journal of …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
The acetone soluble fraction of petroleum ether extract of Lawsonia inermis (Mehendi)
leaves showed significant nootropic effect on the elevated plus maze and passive shock …

Leads from Indian medicinal plants with hypoglycemic potentials

PK Mukherjee, K Maiti, K Mukherjee… - Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus is caused due to deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by
the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. It is a global problem and number of those …

Medicinal plants with potential antidiabetic activity-A review of ten years of herbal medicine research (1990-2000)

M Bnouham, A Ziyyat, H Mekhfi, A Tahri… - International Journal of …, 2006 - karger.com
Medical plants play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus especially in
develo** countries where resources are meager. This review presents the profiles of …

Insulin-like biological activity of culinary and medicinal plant aqueous extracts in vitro

CL Broadhurst, MM Polansky… - Journal of agricultural …, 2000 - ACS Publications
To evaluate the possible effects on insulin function, 49 herb, spice, and medicinal plant
extracts were tested in the insulin-dependent utilization of glucose using a rat epididymal …

Antioxidant activity in medicinal plants associated with the symptoms of diabetes mellitus used by the indigenous peoples of the North American boreal forest

LM McCune, T Johns - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
Thirty-five plant species were selected from the published literature as traditionally used by
the Indigenous Peoples of the boreal forest in Canada for three or more symptoms of …

Anti-diabetic activity of green tea polyphenols and their role in reducing oxidative stress in experimental diabetes

MC Sabu, K Smitha, R Kuttan - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
An aqueous solution of green tea polyphenols (GTP) was found to inhibit lipid peroxidation
(LP), scavenge hydroxyl and superoxide radicals in vitro. Concentration needed for 50 …

Tea enhances insulin activity

RA Anderson, MM Polansky - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The most widely known health benefits of tea relate to the polyphenols as the principal
active ingredients in protection against oxidative damage and in antibacterial, antiviral …