Rauter, Amelia P.Martins, AliceLopes, RuiFerreira, JoanaSerralheiro, Luisa M.Araujo, Maria-EduardaBorges, CarlosJustino, JorgeSilva, Filipa V.Goulart, MargaridaThomas-Oates, JaneRodrigues, Joao A.Edwards, EmmaNoronha, Joao P.Pi2015-12-302015-12-302009JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY. - Vol. 122, n. 2 (2009), p. 384-3930378-8741http://hdl.handle.net/10451/20861Aim of the study: Genista tenera is a plant endemic to the island of Madeira and is used in folk medicine to control diabetes. In the present work we evaluate the anti hyperglycaemic activity of its n-butanol extract and determine its chromatographic prof. - The British Council and the Ministerio da Ciencia e do Ensino Superior ; Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia ; Thermo Finnigan's ; Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund ; RSC Analytical Division ; EPSRC ; Rodrigues and Emma Edwards from the University of York. - The authors thank The British Council and the Ministerio da Ciencia e do Ensino Superior for financial support and Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia for a grant. Jane Thomas-Oates gratefully acknowledges Thermo Finnigan's support and funding from the Aapplication/pdfengPlant SciencesChemistry, MedicinalIntegrative & Complementary MedicinePharmacology & Pharmacyjournal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.011