An ethnopharmacological survey was used to compare the medicinal plants most frequently recommended by herbalists, naturopaths, and other traditional practitioners in Moroccan and Canadian socio-economical settings. Striking differences in traditional pha
Our ethnopharmacological survey has revealed several interesting candidate antidiabetic plants, particularly the Canadian blueberry and certain plants of Mediterranean origin commonly used in Morocco, such as globularia and nigella.
Obesity and Diabetes: Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches. Insulin-Like Substances in Korean Red Ginseng. Catecholamine-Like Substances in Astilbe Thunbergii. Lipids. Lipolytic & Lipogenic Pathways. Tea Saponins, Chitosan, Botanical
In China, for example, there was no biology. Observations and theoretical perspectives on the manifestations of life were scattered through a very different grouping of knowledge that I will sketch out below. Alchemists, East and West, set down a great de