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71:87–89
Kingsley B, Aravinth Vijay Jesuraj S, Brindha P, Subramoniam A, Atif M (2013) Anti-diabetes
activity of Acacia farnesiana (L.) willd in alloxan diabetic rats. Int J Pharm Res 5:112–118
Kiran Kumar ANDE, Gowrishankar NL, Manju Bhargavi V, Nagarjuna M, Rajani G, Swetha Y,
Vinay Reddy P (2012) Evaluation of anti ulcer activity of ethanol extract of Diospyros
melanoxylon (roxb). Bark. Int J Pharmcy Pharm Sci 4:537–539
Krishnamurthy PT, Vardarajalu A, Wadhwani A, Patel V (2015) Identification and characterization of a potent anticancer fraction from the leaf extracts of Moringa oleifera Lam. Indian J
Exp Biol 53:98–103
Kuete V, Efferth T (2011) Pharmacogenomics of Cameroonian traditional herbal medicine for
cancer therapy. J Ethnopharmacol 137:752–766
Kumar M, Malik J (2012) Pharmacognostical studies and evaluation of quality parameters of
Butea frondosa leaves. Int J Pharmcy Pharm Sci 4:610–614
Kumar D, Gaonkar RH, Ghosh R, Pal BC (2012) Bio-assay guided isolation of a-glucosidase
inhibitory constituents from Eclipta alba. Nat Pro 7:989–990
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Prasad S, Aggarwal BB (eds) Advances in experimental medicine and biology.
Anti-inflammatory nutraceuticals and chronic diseases. Springer International Publishing,
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Lee DH, Seo ES, Hong JT, Lee GT, You YK, Lee KK, Jo GW, Kim NK (2013) The efficacy and
safety of proposed herbal moisturizing cream for dry skin and itch relief: a randomized,
doubled-blind, placebo-controlled treial-study protocol. BMC Complement Altern Med 13:330
Lee H, Choi J, Shik Shin S, Yoon M (2016) Effects of korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng) on
obesity and adipose inflammation in ovariectomized mice. J Ethnopharmacol 178:229–237
Lee J, Lee HI, Seo KI, Cho HW, Kim MJ, Park EM, Lee MK (2014) Effects of ursolic acid on
glucose metabolism, the polyol pathway and dyslipidemia in non-obese type 2 diabetic mice.
Indian J Exp Biol 52:683–691
Li XH, Xin X, Wang Y (2013) Pentamethylquercetin protects against diabetes-related cognitive
deficits in diabetic goto-kakizaki rats. J Alzheimers Dis 34:755–767
Luqman S, Srivastava S, Kumar R, Maurya AK, Chanda D (2012) Experimental assessment of
Moringa oleifera Leaf and fruit for its antistress, antioxidant, and scavenging potential using
in vitro and in vivo assays. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. https://doi.org/10.1155/
2012/519084
Ma XY, Zhang LH, Shao HB, Xu G, Zhang F, Ni FT, Brestic M (2011) Jerusalem artichoke
(Helianthus tuberosus), a medicinal salt-resistant plant has high adaptability and multiple-use
values. J Med Plant Res 5:1272–1279
Madhuri K, Naik PR (2017) Modulatory effect of garcinol in streptozotocin-induced diabetic
wistar rats. Arch Physiol Biochem 123:322–329
Mahomoodally MF, Ramalingum N (2015) An investigation into the consumption patterns,
attitude, and perception of mauritians towards common medicinal food plants. J Herb Med
5:99–112
Mali KK, Dias RJ, Havaldar VD, Yadav SJ (2017) Antidiabetic effect of garcinol on
streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Indian J Pharm Sci 79:463–468
Mamun-or-Rashid ANM, Hossain MS, Hassan N, Biplab KD, Ashrafuzzaman MS, Kumer MS
(2014) A review on medicinal plants with antidiabetic activity. J Pharmacog Phytochem
3:149–159
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metabolites and the enhancement of human brain function. Adv Nutr 2:32–50
Kim YC, Oh H, Kim BS, Kang TH, Ko EK, Han YM, Kim BY, Ahn JS (2005) In vitro protein
tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitory phenols from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia. Planta Med
71:87–89
Kingsley B, Aravinth Vijay Jesuraj S, Brindha P, Subramoniam A, Atif M (2013) Anti-diabetes
activity of Acacia farnesiana (L.) willd in alloxan diabetic rats. Int J Pharm Res 5:112–118
Kiran Kumar ANDE, Gowrishankar NL, Manju Bhargavi V, Nagarjuna M, Rajani G, Swetha Y,
Vinay Reddy P (2012) Evaluation of anti ulcer activity of ethanol extract of Diospyros
melanoxylon (roxb). Bark. Int J Pharmcy Pharm Sci 4:537–539
Krishnamurthy PT, Vardarajalu A, Wadhwani A, Patel V (2015) Identification and characterization of a potent anticancer fraction from the leaf extracts of Moringa oleifera Lam. Indian J
Exp Biol 53:98–103
Kuete V, Efferth T (2011) Pharmacogenomics of Cameroonian traditional herbal medicine for
cancer therapy. J Ethnopharmacol 137:752–766
Kumar M, Malik J (2012) Pharmacognostical studies and evaluation of quality parameters of
Butea frondosa leaves. Int J Pharmcy Pharm Sci 4:610–614
Kumar D, Gaonkar RH, Ghosh R, Pal BC (2012) Bio-assay guided isolation of a-glucosidase
inhibitory constituents from Eclipta alba. Nat Pro 7:989–990
Kumar P, Mehta M, Satija S (2013) Garg M (2013) Enzymatic in vitro anti-diabetic activity of few
traditional Indian medicinal plants. J Biol Sci 13:540–544
Kunwar A, Priyadarsini KI (2016) Curcumin and its role in chronic diseases. In: Gupta SC,
Prasad S, Aggarwal BB (eds) Advances in experimental medicine and biology.
Anti-inflammatory nutraceuticals and chronic diseases. Springer International Publishing,
Switzerland, pp 1–26
Lee DH, Seo ES, Hong JT, Lee GT, You YK, Lee KK, Jo GW, Kim NK (2013) The efficacy and
safety of proposed herbal moisturizing cream for dry skin and itch relief: a randomized,
doubled-blind, placebo-controlled treial-study protocol. BMC Complement Altern Med 13:330
Lee H, Choi J, Shik Shin S, Yoon M (2016) Effects of korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng) on
obesity and adipose inflammation in ovariectomized mice. J Ethnopharmacol 178:229–237
Lee J, Lee HI, Seo KI, Cho HW, Kim MJ, Park EM, Lee MK (2014) Effects of ursolic acid on
glucose metabolism, the polyol pathway and dyslipidemia in non-obese type 2 diabetic mice.
Indian J Exp Biol 52:683–691
Li XH, Xin X, Wang Y (2013) Pentamethylquercetin protects against diabetes-related cognitive
deficits in diabetic goto-kakizaki rats. J Alzheimers Dis 34:755–767
Luqman S, Srivastava S, Kumar R, Maurya AK, Chanda D (2012) Experimental assessment of
Moringa oleifera Leaf and fruit for its antistress, antioxidant, and scavenging potential using
in vitro and in vivo assays. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. https://doi.org/10.1155/
2012/519084
Ma XY, Zhang LH, Shao HB, Xu G, Zhang F, Ni FT, Brestic M (2011) Jerusalem artichoke
(Helianthus tuberosus), a medicinal salt-resistant plant has high adaptability and multiple-use
values. J Med Plant Res 5:1272–1279
Madhuri K, Naik PR (2017) Modulatory effect of garcinol in streptozotocin-induced diabetic
wistar rats. Arch Physiol Biochem 123:322–329
Mahomoodally MF, Ramalingum N (2015) An investigation into the consumption patterns,
attitude, and perception of mauritians towards common medicinal food plants. J Herb Med
5:99–112
Mali KK, Dias RJ, Havaldar VD, Yadav SJ (2017) Antidiabetic effect of garcinol on
streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Indian J Pharm Sci 79:463–468
Mamun-or-Rashid ANM, Hossain MS, Hassan N, Biplab KD, Ashrafuzzaman MS, Kumer MS
(2014) A review on medicinal plants with antidiabetic activity. J Pharmacog Phytochem
3:149–159
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