STUDY REGARDING THE ANTIOXIDANT AND
ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY OF SYRINGAE
VULGARIS FLOS F. VIOLÁCEA TINCTURE IN
EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES
ANCA BERBECARU-IOVAN1, ELENA CAMELIA STĂNCIULESCU1*,
SORIN BERBECARU-IOVAN2, ANA MARINA ANDREI1, IULIANA
CEAUȘU3, CĂTĂLINA GABRIELA PISOSCHI1
1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Petru
Rareş, 200349, Craiova, Romania
2Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Petru
Rareş, 200349, Craiova, Romania
3Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol
Davila”, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. I. Cantacuzino
Hospital, 5-7 Ion Movila, Bucharest, Romania
*corresponding author: camiparsot@yahoo.com
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Abstract:

Recently, the interest in possible health benefits of medicinal plants as
antioxidant and hypoglycaemic supplements has increased, due to their phytochemical
compounds exhibiting potent antioxidant properties.
The aim of this study was to assess the in vivo antioxidant activity and
antidiabetic potential of a tincture of Syringae vulgaris flos f. violácea (SV), properties less
investigated for this plant. We evaluated its influence on glycemia and blood antioxidant
enzymes activities in streptozotocin-induced diabetic in rats, compared to an ethanolic
extract of Myrtilli folium (MF), already accepted for its antidiabetic and antioxidant
properties....

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