%0 Journal Article
%T CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A HYPOGLYCEMIC EXTRACT FROM CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA BOUCHE THAT INDUCES LIVER GLYCOGEN ACCUMULATION IN DIABETIC MICE
%A Alarcon-Aguilar Francisco Javier
%A Almanza Perez Julio Cesar
%A Garcia Gonzalez Jessica
%A Garcia Lorenzana Mario
%A Jasso Villagomez E Ivan
%A Roman Ramos Ruben
%A Zamilpa Alejandro
%J Archive of "African Journal of Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicines".
%D 2017
%R 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i3.24
%X The aqueous extract of Cucurbita ficifolia (C. ficifolia) fruit has demonstrated hypoglycemic effect, which may be attributed to some components in the extract. However, the major secondary metabolites in this fruit have not yet been identified and little is known about its extra-pancreatic action, in particular, on liver carbohydrate metabolism. Therefore, in addition to the isolation and structural elucidation of the principal components in the aqueous extract of C. ficifolia, the aim of this study was to determine whether or not the hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of Cucurbita ficifolia (C. ficifolia) fruit is due to accumulation of liver glycogen in diabetic mice
%K Cucurbita ficifolia
%K Cucurbitaceae
%K liver glycogen
%K hypoglycemic plants
%K p-coumaric acid
%K salicin
%K p-hydroxybenzoic acid
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412228/