Neem in Peru. Hypoglycemic effect of Rattus rattus Var Albinus
Keywords:
Neem, hypoglycemic effect, diabetes, plants.Synopsis
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic metabolic diseases in the world and constitutes a growing public health problem of multiple causes characterized by chronic hyperglycemia associated with alterations in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, which occur as a result of defects in insulin secretion. Moreover, taking into account that medicinal plants have always been a source of pharmacologically active substances of therapeutic interest, being part of the composition of products for traditional and modern medicine, food and nutraceutical supplements. This book pursues the hypothesis of whether the lyophilized aqueous extract of the fruit of Azadirachta Indica A. Juss, “Neem”, has a hypoglycemic effect produced in Rattus rattus Var Albinus.
Downloads

