Could We Really Use Aloe Vera Food Supplements to Treat Diabetes?
Journal Title: International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
For thousands of years, mankind has used plants as a source of medicine either in their crude mixture forms or purified single chemical entities. While the use of crude plant extracts in prescription drugs today is extremely rare, we still have a significant number of our drug therapies tracing their origin back to natural products. In principle, drug therapeutic approach for complex metabolic disorders like diabetes and associated diseases, where a single key universally accepted biological target is not available, could be designed through a multifunctional or polypharmacology principles.
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