Open AccessAn evaluation of the protective role of Ficus racemosa Linn. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy with neurodegeneration
Author(s) -
Nilay Solanki,
Shailesh K. Bhavsar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.169579
Subject(s) - neurodegeneration , streptozotocin , traditional medicine , medicine , ficus , diabetic neuropathy , diabetes mellitus , pharmacology , biology , endocrinology , botany , disease
Ficus racemosa (FR) is one of the herbs mentioned in the scriptures of the Ayurveda as Udumbara with high medicinal value. The objective of this study was to estimate the protective effect of FR against streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic neuropathy with neurodegeneration (DNN).