Antidiabetic potential of medicinal plants and their active components

B Salehi, A Ata, N V. Anil Kumar, F Sharopov… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health problems in the world, the incidence and
associated mortality are increasing. Inadequate regulation of the blood sugar imposes …

Origin and domestication of Cucurbitaceae crops: insights from phylogenies, genomics and archaeology

G Chomicki, H Schaefer, SS Renner - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Some of the World's most valuable crops, including watermelon, honey melon, cucumber,
squash, zucchini and pumpkin, belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. We review insights on …

Role of medicinal plants in the management of diabetes mellitus: a review

B Jacob, RT Narendhirakannan - 3 Biotech, 2019 - Springer
Medicinal plants have a vast potential in the treatment of various ailments due to the
presence of therapeutically important phytochemicals. Diabetes is a serious metabolic …

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for diabetes treatment in Rabat, Morocco

S Skalli, R Hassikou, M Arahou - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in Morocco. The value of ethnobotanical
information is now increasingly acknowledged. To inventory and to provide ethnobotanical …

A review of Algerian medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes

N Hamza, B Berke, A Umar, C Cheze, H Gin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Plants are traditionally used in Algeria to treat many
disorders, including diabetes mellitus. Knowledge of the plants that are used may provide …

Effectiveness and safety of Ayurvedic medicines in type 2 diabetes mellitus management: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Chattopadhyay, H Wang, J Kaur, G Nalbant… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Many Ayurvedic medicines have the potential for managing type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM), with previous systematic reviews demonstrating effectiveness and safety for …

Synthesis of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles using pulp and seed aqueous extract of Citrullus colocynth and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity

F Farouk, M Abdelmageed, M Azam Ansari… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives Citrullus colocynth (CTC) is a wild medicinal plant with proven antimicrobial
activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the use of its aqueous extract in producing …

Plants producing ribosome-inactivating proteins in traditional medicine

L Polito, M Bortolotti, S Maiello, MG Battelli… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are enzymes that deadenylate nucleic acids and are
broadly distributed in the plant kingdom. Many plants that contain RIPs are listed in the …

A Citrullus colocynthis fruit extract acutely enhances insulin-induced GLUT4 translocation and glucose uptake in adipocytes by increasing PKB phosphorylation

F Drissi, F Lahfa, T Gonzalez, F Peiretti, JF Tanti… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad is a common fruit in
traditional medicine and used as remedy against various diseases, especially diabetes. Up …

Phytochemical screening, antifungal and antioxidant activities of three medicinal plants from Algerian steppe and Sahara (preliminary screening studies)

MA Gacem, A Telli, H Gacem… - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
The contamination of foodstuffs by fungi and their mycotoxins, emergence of resistance to
fungicides and unwanted side effects of pesticides on human and animal health currently …