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Hypoglycaemic, antioxidative and phytochemical evaluation of Cornus mas varieties
Cornelian cherry ( Cornus mas L.) is a plant growing in Central and Eastern Europe. Its fruits are a rich source of anthocyanins, flavonoids and...
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Bioactive compounds of corn silk and their role in management of glycaemic response
Management of glycaemic response is perhaps the most critical part of antidiabetic therapy. Hypoglycaemia is an avoidable complication caused by...
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Correction to: Hypoglycaemic, antioxidative and phytochemical evaluation of Cornus mas varieties
In the original publication of the article, figure captions of Figs. 1 and 2 have been published with an error.
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Antidiabetic and hypotensive effect of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill) I.M Johnst leaves extracts
Chaya ( Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill) I.M Johnst) is a shrub that has been used for its medicinal properties since Mayan culture in Southeast of...
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Salacia prinoides
It is an evergreen, small erect or straggling tree or a large woody climbing shrub, distributed throughout India up to an elevation of 750 m, and...
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Eugenia jambolana
It is a moderate-sized, evergreen tree with a straight bole and rounded canopy, growing up to 30 m in height, and 3—4 m in girth. It grows throughout...
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Achyranthes aspera
It is an annual weed distributed throughout India in locations up to 915 m high. The plants come up during the rainy season, and attain full growth...
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Pear (Pyrus Communis)—Morphology, Taxonomy, Composition and Health Benefits
Pear is second to apples in terms of consumption and production. The fruit is a rich source of retinol, ascorbic acid and iron. The high fructose...
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Trigonella foenum-gracecum
It is an up to 60 cm tall, aromatic annual herb, occurring wild in several parts of northern India, and cultivated widely for culinary purposes in...
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Momordica charantia
It is a monoecious, annual climber with a slender, branched, angled and grooved stem occurring throughout India up to an altitude of 1,500 m; and...
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Nanoparticles prepared from pterostilbene reduce blood glucose and improve diabetes complications
BackgroundDiabetes complications are the leading cause of mortality in diabetic patients. The common complications are decline in antioxidant...
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Chitosan Based Hybrid Polymeric Systems in Diabetes Monitoring
Diabetes is an endocrinometabolic disorder caused due to the irregular glucose metabolism. Insulin is secreted by pancreatic islets of β-cells....
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Ficus bengalensis
It is a latex-bearing very large evergreen tree, spreading laterally and this spread being supported by sending down ariel roots some of which...
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Pterocarpus marsupium
It is a moderate-sized to large deciduous tree with a straight bole, growing up to 30 m in height and 2.6 m in girth. It occurs in the Indo-Gangetic...
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Mucuna pruriens
It is a herbaceous, slender, pubescent, twining creeper, which comes up during the rainy season in several parts of plains of India. It is also...
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Costus speciosus
It is an erect, perennial, succulent, stout herb, attaining up to 3 m in height. It is found naturally in the moist, shady tracts in the deciduous...
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Aegle marmelos
It is a slender, thorny, aromatic tree, 6-9 m in height, growing wild in several parts of India, but more abundantly in the Himalayan foothills and...
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Nelumbo nucifera
It is an elegant, long-lived, aquatic plant with stout, cree** underground rhizome. It is found throughout India, ascending up to 1,800 m. It can...
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Nutrition and Noncommunicable Disorders
Traditionally nutritional disorders are the pathophysiological changes associated with malnutrition that occur because of an increase or a decrease...