Medicinal plants in Asia for metabolic syndrome : natural products and molecular basis /
Christophe Wiart.
- xxxi, 488 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Inhibiting the absorption of dietary carbohydrates and fats with natural products -- Protecting pancreatic? - cells from metabolic insults -- Inhibiting insulin resistance and accumulation of triglycerides and cholesterol in the liver -- Increasing the sensitivity of adipocytes and skeletal muscle cells to insulin -- Inhibiting low-density lipoproteins intimal deposition and preserving nitric oxide fuction in the vascular system.