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Gononema lactifolium

Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Order : Fabales

, Family : Fabaceae

Genus : Gononema

Species : G. lactifolium

Chemical Composition:

Plant contains essential oils, saponins and pregnanes

Part used : Leaves

Refrence:

Chemical constituents:

Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of Gongronema latifolium
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17542064

Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

Anti-lipid peroxidative activity of Gongronema latifolium in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17242720
Antihyperglycemic effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Gongronema latifolium leaves on glucose and glycogen metabolism in livers of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12899918
Modification of renal oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with extracts from Gongronema latifolium leaves http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14500037
The effect of Gongronema latifolium extracts on serum lipid profile and oxidative stress in hepatocytes of diabetic rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12682417
Antioxidant effects of Gongronema latifolium in hepatocytes of rat models of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12490219