Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem which leads to serious complications over time. Experimentally, many herbs have been recommended for treating diabetes. In most cases, however, the recommendations are based on animal studies and limited pieces of evidence exist about their clinical usefulness. This review focused on the herbs, the hypoglycemic actions of which have been supported by...

The leaves or seeds powder of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) were orally administered in the diet to hypercholesterolemic male rats for 8 weeks to test their effect on lipid profile, antioxidants enzymes and lipid peroxide. Twenty four male rats weighing 150-170 gm were divided into four groups. The first group is untreated (control group), fed basal diet, the second group, fed on 2% cho...

ئەم توێژینەوەی بەردەستتان توێژینەوەیەكی ڕۆژنامەنووسییە، كە باس لەڕۆڵی كەسايەتییەكی ڕووناكبیری كورد دەكات لەبواری ڕووناكبیریی و ڕۆژنامەنووسیی كوردیدا، ئەویش زانای ئایینی نووسەر ڕۆژنامەوان (عەلائەددین سەجادی) یە. لەم توێژینەوەیەدا هەردوو گۆڤاری (گەلاوێژ نزار)مان بەنموونە وەرگرتووە، لەبەغداد دەرچووە لەنێوان ساڵانی (1939-1949)دا (واتە: لەماوەی 10 ساڵدا) ناوبراو بەڕێوەبەری نووسین سەرنووسەریان بووە. ...

The using of plants of Saudi Arabia for the cure of many ailments is ancient and still available among the tribal and local people and medicinal healers. In this study, alcoholic extract of seven plants from Tanhat protected area, Saudi Arabian, were studied for their antioxidant properties. The antioxidant properties were evaluated using different antioxidant tests, including inhibition of lip...

Oxidative stress is currently suggested to play a major role in the development of diabetes mellitus. There is an increasing demand of natural anti-diabetic agents, as continuous administration of existing drugs and insulin are associated with many side effects and toxicity. The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of Momordica charantia (MC) and Trigonella foenum graecum (TFG) ext...