01/14/2019 / By Ralph Flores
Researchers from the University of Sfax in Tunisia have found that the extract derived from artichoke leaves (Cynara scolymus) has anti-hyperglycemic properties. The study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, looked at the protective effects of an ethanol extract from the plant’s leaves in an alloxan-induced rat model for stress and organ dysfunction in the kidney, liver, and pancreas.
The findings revealed that the anti-hyperglycemic properties of artichoke leaves are, in part, due to its antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects.
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Journal Reference:
Salem MB, Kolsi RBA, Dhouibi R, Ksouda K, Charfi S, Yaich M, Hammami S, Sahnoun Z, Zeghal KM, Jamoussi K, et al. PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CYNARA SCOLYMUS LEAVES EXTRACT ON METABOLIC DISORDERS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN ALLOXAN-DIABETIC RATS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 19 June 2017;17(328). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1835-8
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artichokes, Diabetes treatment, food as medicine
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