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===== ''Tinospora cordifolia'' =====
===== ''Tinospora cordifolia'' =====
Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of ''guduchi'' (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson) reduced glucose levels in rats with alloxan- induced diabetes. The antihyperglycemic effect may be due to pancreatic islet free- radical- scavenging activity. This herb also lowers the levels of tissue and serum cholesterol, phospholipids, and free fatty acids 18,19.
Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of ''guduchi'' (Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Hook. f. & Thomson) reduced glucose levels in rats with alloxan- induced diabetes. The antihyperglycemic effect may be due to pancreatic islet free- radical- scavenging activity. This herb also lowers the levels of tissue and serum cholesterol, phospholipids, and free fatty acids<ref>Stanely P, Prince M, Menon VP. Hypoglycaemic and other related actions of Tinospora cordifolia roots in alloxan induced diabetic rats. J Ethnnopharmacol 2000; 70: 9-15</ref><ref>Stanely Mainzen Prince P, Menon VP. Antioxidant action of Tinospora cordifolia roots in alloxan induced diabetic rats. J Ethnnopharmacol 1999; 64: 53-57</ref>
===== ''Swertia chirayita'' =====
===== ''Swertia chirayita'' =====