TY - BOOK AU - Wiart,Christophe TI - Medicinal plants in Asia for metabolic syndrome: natural products and molecular basis SN - 9781138037595 (hardback ) PY - 2017///] CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Plants, Medicinal KW - Metabolic syndrome KW - Phytotherapy N1 - 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 ER -