2011
DOI: 10.5352/jls.2011.21.2.165
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Antidiabetic Synergistic Effects of Medicinal Plant Extract Mixtures on db/db Mice

Abstract: This study investigates the effects of Psidium guajava L. leaf (Pg) extract, Lagerstroemia speciosa L. leaf (Ls) extract, and mixture A (Pg, Ls, Morus indica L. leaf, Pinus densiflora needles, Acanthopanax senticosus M. roots extract) on db/db mice. For four weeks, db/db mice were fed powdered extracts of Pg, Ls, and mixture A. Compared to the diabetic control, extracts of Pg, Ls and mixture A decreased body weight, glucose and insulin. The greatest decreases were caused by mixture A. These extracts decreased … Show more

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“…Pinus densiflora (PD), generally called Korean red pine tree, is widely distributed in Asian countries, and used as a food ingredient in Korea [ 29 ]. PD exhibited significant antioxidant, antitumor, antidiabetic, and antimutagenic properties due to the presence of rich phytocompounds, including proanthocyanidins and catechins [ 30 , 31 ]. Antioxidants protect the cells from hyperglycemia-induced auto-oxidation.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Pinus densiflora (PD), generally called Korean red pine tree, is widely distributed in Asian countries, and used as a food ingredient in Korea [ 29 ]. PD exhibited significant antioxidant, antitumor, antidiabetic, and antimutagenic properties due to the presence of rich phytocompounds, including proanthocyanidins and catechins [ 30 , 31 ]. Antioxidants protect the cells from hyperglycemia-induced auto-oxidation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%