Hypoglycemic herbs and their action mechanisms

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Conventional drugs treat diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity, increasing insulin production and/or decreasing the amount of glucose in blood. Several herbal preparations are used to treat diabetes, but their reported hypoglycemic effects are complex or even...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tang George, Hui Hongxiang, Go Vay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/4/1/11