Antidiabetic property of Symplocos cochinchinensis is mediated by inhibition of alpha glucosidase and enhanced insulin sensitivity.

The study is designed to find out the biochemical basis of antidiabetic property of Symplocos cochinchinensis (SC), the main ingredient of 'Nisakathakadi' an Ayurvedic decoction for diabetes. Since diabetes is a multifactorial disease, ethanolic extract of the bark (SCE) and its fractions...

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Main Authors: Kalathookunnel Antony Antu, Mariam Philip Riya, Arvind Mishra, Karunakaran S Anilkumar, Chandrasekharan K Chandrakanth, Akhilesh K Tamrakar, Arvind K Srivastava, K Gopalan Raghu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4153544?pdf=render