Open AccessInvestigation of antihyperglycaemic activity of banana (Musa sp. Var. Nanjangud rasa bale) flower in normal and diabetic rats
Author(s) -
Ramith Ramu,
Prithvi S. Shirahatti,
S P Dhanabal,
Farhan Zameer,
Bhadrapura Lakkappa Dhananjaya,
M. V. N. Ambika Prasad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.216331
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , postprandial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , pharmacology , insulin
The vital enzymes of starch digestion and absorption are intestinal α-glucosidases and their inhibition improves postprandial hyperglycaemia, constituting an effective mode of therapy in diabetes.