BACKGROUND Regarding preclinical evidence for antidiabetic effects of Boswellia serrata, we evaluated anti-hyperglycemic and lipid-lowering effects of Boswellia serrate gum resin in type 2 diabetic patients in a double-blind randomized placebo-control trial. METHODS Fifty-six diabetic patients were randomly allocated to two groups to receive 250 mg of the Boswellia serrate gum resin or placeb...

diabetes is a common metabolic disease in the world that has many adverse effects. olibanum gum resin (from trees of the genus boswellia) has traditionally been used in the treatment of various diseases such as diabetes. the aim of this study was the comparison of olibanum gum resin effect with placebo on the treatment of type 2 diabetes. inclusion criteria was diabetic patients with fasting bl...

BACKGROUND Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar substitute that has been shown to reduce the level of mutans streptococci in plaque and saliva and to reduce tooth decay. It has been suggested that the degree of reduction is dependent on both the amount and the frequency of xylitol consumption. For xylitol to be successfully and cost-effectively used in public health prevention strategies dosi...

the influence of salinity on the different polyamine fractions (free, conjugated, and bound) was compared in a natrophilic halophyte (beta vulgaris l. cv. ic) and a salt sensitive glycophyte (nicotiana rustica l. cv. basmas). low-level salinity (25 mm nacl) and high salinity (150 and 50 mm nacl for sugar beet and tobacco, respectively) were supplied in hydroponics. under low salinity shoot dry ...

BACKGROUND Substituting sugar-free for sugar-sweetened beverages reduces weight gain. A possible explanation is that sugar-containing and sugar-free beverages cause the same degree of satiety. However, this has not been tested in long-term trials. METHODS We randomized 203 children aged 7-11 years to receive 250 mL per day of an artificially sweetened sugar-free beverage or a similarly lookin...

In Paper VI of this series, the preparation of cu-bromotriacetylglucuronic acid methyl ester was described (1). It was shown that when the latter derivative is condensed with alcohols in the presence of silver oxide, the corresponding p-glucuronides are formed. The suggestion was made that the successful preparation of acetobromoglucuronic ester should make possible the synthesis not only of gl...

Honey powder is being increasingly used in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, because it avoids inconveniences of raw honey, such as high viscosity, stickiness formation sugar crystals. It paramount importance to know if honey powders keep the features honeys. This first study, which total phenolics, flavonoids, biological properties ling-heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) obtained b...

Diabetes is a common metabolic disease in the world that has many adverse effects. Olibanum gum resin (from trees of the genus Boswellia) has traditionally been used in the treatment of various diseases such as diabetes. The aim of this study was the comparison of Olibanum gum resin effect with placebo on the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Inclusion criteria was diabetic patients with fasting bl...