Phytotherapy in the management of diabetes: a review

P Governa, G Baini, V Borgonetti, G Cettolin… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Phytotherapy has long been a source of medicinal products and over the years there have
been many attempts to use herbal medicines for the treatment of diabetes. Several …

Structural alteration of gut microbiota during the amelioration of human type 2 diabetes with hyperlipidemia by metformin and a traditional Chinese herbal formula: a …

X Tong, J Xu, F Lian, X Yu, Y Zhao, L Xu, M Zhang… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Accumulating evidence implicates gut microbiota as promising targets for the treatment of
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). With a randomized clinical trial, we tested the hypothesis …

Momordica charantia Administration Improves Insulin Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

M Cortez-Navarrete, E Martínez-Abundis… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
An improvement in parameters of glycemic control has been observed with Momordica
charantia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is unknown whether this …

An overview of anti-diabetic plants used in Gabon: Pharmacology and toxicology

BB Taika, M Bouckandou, A Souza… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The management of diabetes mellitus management in
African communities, especially in Gabon, is not well established as more than 60% of …

Modulation of gut microbiota and gut-generated metabolites by bitter melon results in improvement in the metabolic status in high fat diet-induced obese rats

J Bai, Y Zhu, Y Dong - Journal of functional foods, 2018 - Elsevier
The anti-obesity property of bitter melon powder (BMP) was investigated using a high-fat diet
(HFD) obesity model. Obese rats were fed a HFD and treated with BMP for 8 weeks. We …

[HTML][HTML] Bitter gourd reduces elevated fasting plasma glucose levels in an intervention study among prediabetics in Tanzania

MB Krawinkel, C Ludwig, ME Swai, R Yang… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus have
become major health issues even in non-industrialized countries. As access to clinical …

Antioxidant and anti-glycation capacities of some medicinal plants and their potential inhibitory against digestive enzymes related to type 2 diabetes mellitus

RR Franco, D da Silva Carvalho, FBR de Moura… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants preparations are used by traditional medicine in the
treatment of various diseases, such as type-2 diabetes mellitus. Some medicinal plants are …

Cucurbitane Triterpenoids from the Fruits of Momordica Charantia Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Homeostasis in Streptozotocin‐Induced Diabetic Mice

JH Han, NQ Tuan, MH Park, KT Quan… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Scope Momordica charantia (M. charantia) has antidiabetic effects, and cucurbitane‐type
triterpenoid is one of the compounds of M. charantia. This study aims to investigate whether …

An in vitro and in vivo study of a 4-herb formula on the management of diet-induced metabolic syndrome

E Wat, Y Wang, K Chan, HW Law, CM Koon, KM Lau… - Phytomedicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Metabolic syndrome is the cluster of risk factors that leads to increased
episodes of cardiovascular disease (CVD). These risk factors include but are not limited to …

Effect of bitter melon extracts on lipid levels in Japanese subjects: a randomized controlled study

H Kinoshita, Y Ogata - Evidence‐Based Complementary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Dyslipidemia is exemplified by high levels of low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C)
and represents a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and requires therapeutic …