The juice of fresh leaves of <it>Catharanthus roseus </it>Linn. reduces blood glucose in normal and alloxan diabetic rabbits

The juice of fresh leaves of <it>Catharanthus roseus </it>Linn. reduces blood glucose in normal and alloxan diabetic rabbits

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The leaf juice or water decoction of <it>Catharanthus roseus </it>L. (Apocyanaceae) is used as a folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes all over the world. In the present investigation, the leaf juice of <it>C....

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Main Authors: Lodagala Srinivas D, Boini Murthy K, Nammi Srinivas, Behara Ravindra Babu S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/3/4

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