Endocrine Abstracts

Phytotherapy is the integral part of the combined treatment for diabetes mellitus. A large number of plants possessing hypoglycemic activity are described in the literature, but only small part of them is in use. Hypoglycemic effect of medicinal plants is preconditioned by the wide spectrum of compounds with biological activity in their composition. Flowers of carthamus (Carthamus tinctorius) and leaves of celery (Apium graveolens) are known to possess a numb...