Effect of Eclipta Alba against blood glucose level in diabetic patients

Authors

  • . Sazia Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George
  • Sarvesh Singh Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George
  • Pratap Shankar Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George
  • Rajendra Nath Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George
  • Amod Kumar Sachan Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George
  • Rakesh Kumar Dixit Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George

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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v6i3.1659

Abstract

In this modern age, people are moving towards nature to treat the diseases to avoid the side effects of the allopathic drugs. Diabetes Mellitus is one such important disease, constituently increasing prevalence globally and is one of the most challenging health problems in the 21st century. The Present study has been conducted to evaluate the antihyperglycaemic effect of an indigenous plant Eclipta alba against the diabetes mellitus on patients.

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2015-03-30

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Effect of Eclipta Alba against blood glucose level in diabetic patients. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2015 Mar. 30 [cited 2026 Mar. 29];6(3):210-3. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/1659