Investigations on the anti-diabetic activities of traditional Chinese medicine formulae originally used against diabetic foot ulcer.

Chan Chak Ming. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-202). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; Abstract in Chinese 摘耍 --- p.iii ; Acknowledgements --- p.v ; Table of contents --- p.vi ; List of tables --- p.xii ; List of figures --- p.xiii ; Abbreviations --- p.xvi ; Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Definition of diabetes mellitus --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Classification of diabetes mellitus --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.2.1 --- Type 1 diabetes --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.2.2 --- Type 2 diabetes --- p.5 ; Chapter 1.2.3 --- Other forms of diabetes --- p.9 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Complications of diabetes mellitus --- p.11 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Current treatment of diabetes mellitus --- p.12 ; Chapter 1.4.1 --- Type 1 diabetes --- p.12 ; Chapter 1.4.2 --- Type 2 diabetes --- p.13 ; Chapter 1.4.2.1 --- Diet and exercise --- p.13 ; Chapter 1.4.2.2 --- Medication --- p.13 ; Chapter 1.5 --- The use of herbal medicines in diabetes treatment --- p.18 ; Chapter 1.6 --- "Hypothesis, objectives and design of the project" --- p.22 ; Chapter Chapter 2: --- Preparation and authentication of traditional Chinese medicines --- p.23 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.23 ; Chapter 2.1.1 --- Background information of the formulae --- p.23 ; Chapter 2.1.2 --- Component herbs of formula1 --- p.26 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Objectives --- p.29 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Materials --- p.30 ; Chapter 2.3.1 --- Raw herbal materials and formula 1 extract --- p.30 ; Chapter 2.3.2 --- Thin layer chromatography --- p.35 ; Chapter 2.3.3 --- High performance liquid chromatography determination of the sugar content of the herbal extracts --- p.38 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Methods --- p.41 ; Chapter 2.4.1 --- Thin layer chromatography of the component herbs --- p.41 ; Chapter 2.4.2 --- Raw herbal materials water extraction --- p.46 ; Chapter 2.4.3 --- High performance liquid chromatography determination of the sugar content of the herbal extracts --- p.46 ; Chapter 2.5 --- ...