title: Hypoglycemic effects of Salvadora persica L. in the rat.
abstract: The stem decoction of Salvadora persica L., a drug widely used as a tooth cleaning stick in Arabian countries, shows, in normal rats, hypoglycemic effects, an increase in plasma immunoreactive insulin (IRI) and an incremented oral-glucose tolerance. The decoction also causes a significant decrease in mean body weight without drastic reduction in food consumption.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaco-Biological Department, School of Pharmacy, University of Messina, Vill. S.S. Annunziata, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trovato
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossitto
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Monforte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: d'Aquino
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Forestieri