Antidiabetic Plants
edited by Amala Soumyanath
Traditional Medicines for Modern Times highlights the potential role of dietary and medicinal plant materials in the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes and its complications.
Features:
- Provides an accessible repository of quick overviews of particular herbs and pointers for further research
- Describes methods for studying antidiabetic activity of plants in vitro and in animal models as well as in humans
- Includes regional reviews from an international group of contributors
- Allows you to compare and contrast information specific to geographical areas and between geographical areas
- Contains an up-to-date summary of available knowledge on plants tested for antidiabetic activity
Contents
- Introduction to Diabetes Mellitus
- Plants Used in the Treatment of Diabetes
- Preclinical and Clinical Methods for Evaluating Antidiabetic Activity of Plants
- In Vitro Models for Assessing Antidiabetic Activity
- Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Tribal Medicine
- Traditional Chinese and Kampo Medicines
- Treating Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus from a Western Herbalist's Perspective
- Native American Medicine
- Antidiabetic plants in Mexican and Central American Medicine
- Antidiabetic Plants in the Caribbean
- Management of Diabetes in African Traditional Medicine
- Antidiabetic Plants of North Africa and the Middle East
- Australian and New Zealand Plants with Antidiabetic Properties
- Plant Polysaccharides in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
- Flavonoids, Xanthones, and Other Antioxidant Polyphenols
Index
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