Culinary herbs and spices are widely used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of
diabetes and its complications, and there are several scientific studies in the literature …

Enzymes are biologically active complex protein molecules that catalyze most chemical
reactions in living organisms, and their inhibitors accelerate biological processes. This …

Oleanolic (OA), ursolic (UA), and betulinic (BA) acids are three triterpenic acids (TAs) with
potential effects for treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Mechanistic studies showed that …

Myrtaceae is one of the most important plants families, being regarded as the eighth largest
flowering plant family. It includes many genera of utmost ecological and economical …

Maslinic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene found in a variety of natural sources, ranging from
herbal remedies used in traditional Asian medicine to edible vegetables and fruits present in …

Background The corosolic acid (CA), also known as plant insulin, is a pentacyclic
triterpenoid extracted from plants such as Lagerstroemia speciosa. It has been shown to …

Olive-pomace oil is rich in oleic acid, and thus it can be an interesting dietary fat alternative
as it can allow reaching the recommendation of consuming 20% of total diet energy in the …

Background: Worldwide, Type 2 diabetes has become a growing health problem. While
many research articles in the field of ethnopharmacology have focused on the antidiabetic …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) results from the inability of the pancreas to produce sufficient insulin
or weakened cellular response to the insulin produced, which leads to hyperglycemia …

Diabetes, characterized by hyperglycemia, is one of the most significant metabolic diseases,
reaching alarming pandemic proportions. It can be due to the defects in insulin action, or …