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Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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1999 Apr; 25(1): 11-3
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-108
ABSTRACT
Effect of Momordica charantia, a bitter vegetable popularly known as Karolla, on fasting and post prandial (2 hours after 75 gm oral glucose intake) serum glucose levels were studied in 100 cases of moderate non-insulin dependent diabetic subjects. Drinking of the aqueous homogenized suspension of the vegetable pulp led to significant reduction (p < 0.001) of both fasting and post-prandial serum glucose levels. This hypoglycaemic action was observed in 86 (86%) cases. Five cases (5%) showed lowering of fasting serum glucose only.
Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Bangladesh , Blood Glucose/analysis , Body Mass Index , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/blood , Fasting , Female , Glucose Tolerance Test , Humans , Male , Medicine, Ayurvedic , Middle Aged , Phytotherapy , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Postprandial Period , Suspensions , Vegetables/chemistry
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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-112396