Potent α-amylase inhibitory activity of Indian Ayurvedic medicinal plants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Indian medicinal plants used in the Ayurvedic traditional system to treat diabetes are a valuable source of novel anti-diabetic agents. Pancreatic α-amylase inhibitors offer an effective strategy to lower the levels of post-prandial...

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Main Authors: Bhargava Shobha Y, Zinjarde Smita S, P Sudha, Kumar Ameeta R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/5