Antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities of twig extract from Cinnamomum osmophloeum

This is the first report concerning the α-glucosidase, α-amylase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibitory activities of cinnamon twig extracts. Comparing the antihyperglycemic activity of renewable plant parts, indigenous cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum; 土肉桂 tǔ ròu guì) twig extracts...

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Main Authors: Gong-Min Lin, Yu-Han Chen, Pei-Ling Yen, Shang-Tzen Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411015000875