Open AccessQuantification of quercetin obtained from Allium cepa Lam. leaves and its effects on streptozotocin-induced diabetic neuropathy
Author(s) -
Khan Dureshahwar,
Mohammed Mubashir,
Hemant D. Une
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4836
pISSN - 0974-8490
DOI - 10.4103/pr.pr_147_16
Subject(s) - quercetin , streptozotocin , allium , diabetes mellitus , traditional medicine , medicine , pharmacology , chemistry , antioxidant , biology , endocrinology , biochemistry , botany
Antioxidant potential has protective effects in diabetic neuropathy (DN); hence, the present study was designed with an objective to quantify quercetin from shade-dried leaves of Allium cepa Lam. and to study its effects on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced chronic DN.