Open AccessHigh anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities of Hammada elegans (Bge.)Botsch (Chenopodiaceae) extracts: an in vivo assessment
Author(s) -
Brahim Asseli,
Amar Djeridane,
Reguia Mahfoudi,
Mohamed Yousfi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-021-00762-x
Subject(s) - in vivo , medicine , diabetes mellitus , alloxan , pharmacology , acute toxicity , toxicity , traditional medicine , anti inflammatory , edema , endocrinology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Several medicinal plants are used in the steep area of Algeria (Laghouat) for treatment of inflammation and diabetes. Furthermore, Hammada elegans Botsch. (Chenopodiaceae) a xerophytic plant popularly known as (Ajram) is widely spread perennial shrub in Laghouat region and it is traditionally used to treat inflammation and diabete. Then, the objective of this work is to study for the first time the in vivo anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and acute toxicity effects of acetonic, methanolic and aqueous Hammada elegans Botsch extracts.