TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF FENUGREEK SEEDS - A LONG-TERM FEEDING EXPERIMENT IN DIABETIC-PATIENTS

Authors
SHARMA RD SARKAR A HAZRA DK MISRA B SINGH JB MAHESHWARI BB
Citation
Rd. Sharma et al., TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF FENUGREEK SEEDS - A LONG-TERM FEEDING EXPERIMENT IN DIABETIC-PATIENTS, PTR. Phytotherapy research, 10(6), 1996, pp. 519-520
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Medicinal","Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
PTR. Phytotherapy research → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951418X
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
519 - 520
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-418X(1996)10:6<519:TEOFS->2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Toxicological evaluation of fenugreek seeds was made in 60 NIDDM subje cts in a 24 week study in which changes in body weight, clinical signs and symptoms and serum parameters such as SGOT, SGPT, alkaline phosph atase, bilirubin, creatinine and blood urea, together with haematologi cal parameters, was studied. ingestion of an experimental diet contain ing 25 g fenugreek seed powder resulted in no renal or hepatic toxicit y, but interestingly blood urea levels were seen to decrease after wee k 12.