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Hypoglycemic effects ofEryngium creticum

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E. creticum has been used in folk medicine in Jordan as a remedy for scorpion stings in the rural areas and as a hypoglycemic agent. The hypoglycemic activity of an aquous decoction of plant arial parts ofE. creticum was tested in normoglycemic and streptozocin-hyperglycemic rats. Results indicate that those extract caused significant reductions in blood glucose concentration when given orally.

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    Madi Jaghabir

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Jaghabir, M. Hypoglycemic effects ofEryngium creticum . Arch. Pharm. Res. 14, 295–297 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876873

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