Medicinal plants in Asia for metabolic syndrome : natural products and molecular basis - Wiart, Christophe (Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Plants, Medicinal; Metabolic syndrome; Phytotherapy