Herbal management of diabetes mellitus: a rapidly expanding research avenue

dc.contributor.author	NJAGI, JOAN
dc.contributor.author	Ngeranwa, Joseph
dc.contributor.author	Kibiti, Cromwell
dc.contributor.author	Njagi, Eliud
dc.contributor.author	Njue, Wilson
dc.contributor.author	Gathumbi, Peter
dc.contributor.author	Ngugi, Piero
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-13T09:07:33Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-13T09:07:33Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.issn	0975-7066
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9736
dc.description.abstract	Conventional drug therapy though effective in the management of diabetes mellitus is expensive and has toxic side effects. Herbal medicine would thus provide alternative therapy if effective and less toxic. This paper reviews the use of various antidiabetic plants in management of diabetes mellitus. Their documented modes of actions along with in vivo are also discussed.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Herbal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Antidiabetic plants, Toxic side effects.	en
dc.title	Herbal management of diabetes mellitus: a rapidly expanding research avenue	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology,	en