Chemical characterization of Centaurium erythrea L. and its effects on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in experimental diabetes
Journal
Journal of ethnopharmacology
Date Issued
2014-02-27
Author(s)
Stefkov, Gjoshe
Dinevska-Kjovkarovska, Suzana
Stanoeva, Jasmina Petreska
Petrusevska, Gordana
DOI
10.1016/j.jep.2013.11.047
Abstract
Centaurium erythrea L. fam. Gentianaceae (CE) has been traditionally used for centuries in folk medicine of Balkans as a bitter medicinal herb for digestive complications and for treating febrile conditions and diabetes. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the chemical composition and underlying biochemical mechanism of action of the antihyperglycemic and antilipidemic activities of the dry extract of Centaurium erythrea L., wildly growing and traditionally used medicinal plant in the Republic of Macedonia.
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