Extract of Woodfordia fruticosa flowers ameliorates hyperglycemia, oxidative stress and improves β-cell function in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats

Arya A 1 , Al-Obaidi MM 2 , Karim RB 2 , Taha H 3 , Khan AK 2 , Shahid N 2 Show all authors , Sayem AS 2 , Looi CY 4 , Mustafa MR 4 , Mohd MA 4 , Ali HM 3

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  • 1 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 2 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Ethnopharmacol, 2015 Dec 4;175:229-40.
PMID: 26342523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.08.057

Abstract

The art of Ayurveda and the traditional healing system in India have reflected the ethnomedicinal importance of the plant Woodfordia fruticosa Kurtz, which demonstrates its vast usage in the Ayurvedic preparations as well as in the management of diabetes by the traditional healers.

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