Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health problems in Africa. The conventional oral
synthetic antidiabetic drugs available to manage the disease are costly and not readily …

Herbal remedies are regularly used to complement conventional therapies in the treatment
of various illnesses in Africa. This may be because they are relatively cheap and easily …

Objective: Measurement of glucose uptake into peripheral tissue is an important mechanism
to assess Insulin sensitivity. The present in vitro study was conducted to evaluate the Insulin …

Background Both experimental and clinical studies suggest that oxidative stress plays a
major role in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes mellitus. This oxidative stress leads …

Ziziphus mauritiana and Wattakaka volubilis (4 recipes each). These traditional recipes
include extracts, leaves, powders, flour, seeds, vegetables, fruits and herbal mixtures. Data …

Medicinal plants are the most important source of life saving drugs and since ancient time
the plant based medicinal products have been known to mankind. Primary health care …

Background Hyperlipidemia, a major pathological condition associated with disrupted lipid
levels and physiological redox homeostasis. The excessive release of reactive oxygen …

Definition: Hyperlipidemia is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by high level
of lipids (fats) in the bloodstream. These lipids include cholesterol, cholesterol esters, phos …

Cerium chloride (CeCl 3) is considered an environmental pollutant and a potent neurotoxic
agent. Medicinal plants have many bioactive compounds that provide protection against …

Diabetes mellitus is a common disease through out the world and Malaysia is one of the
victim and it is estimated to increase by 2.48 millions diabetics by 2030. Plants and plant …