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DiaMedBase ID		DMPCm194
Medicinal Plant		Commiphora myrrha (Myrrh), Aloe vera (aloe gums), Boswellia carteri (gum olibanum), Nigella sativa and Ferula asafoetida (gum assafoetida)
Plant part(s)		Whole plant, seeds, gum
Objective		To study the blood glucose level
Journal Source		Acta Diabetol Lat., 1987; 24(1):37-41
Title		Studies on the activity of individual plants of an antidiabetic plant mixture
Authors		Al-Awadi FM, Gumaa KA
Address		Not available
Abstract		A blood glucose lowering extract of a mixture of five plants in use by Kuwaiti diabetics was studied for the identification of its active component(s). Only the extracts of myrrh and aloe gums effectively increased glucose tolerance in both normal and diabetic rats. The remaining components, gum olibanum, Nigella sativa seeds and gum assafoetida were without effect.
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