Anti-diabetes and anti-obesity medicinal plants and phytochemicals : safety, efficacy, and action mechanisms

Saad, Bashar. (Author). Kadan, Sleman, (author). Shanak, Siba, (author.). Zaid, Hilal, (author.).

Summary: This work presents a systematic review of traditional herbal medicine and their active compounds, as well as their mechanism of action in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. The side effects and safety of herbal-derived anti-diabetic and anti-obesity phytochemicals are detailed in depth, and the text has a strong focus on current and future trends in anti-diabetic medicinal plants. This unique and comprehensive text is the only current book on the market focusing exclusively on medicinal plants used to combat obesity and diabetes.

Record details

ISBN: 9783319853185 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
257 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to diabetes and obesity -- Introduction to medicinal plant safety and efficacy -- Anti-diabetic medicinal plants -- Prevention and treatment of obesity related diseases by diet and medicinal plants -- Herbal derived anti obesityy compounds and theiir action mechanisms -- Antidiabetic medicinal plants -- Antidiabetic medicinal plants and their mechanisms of action -- Hypoglycemic and anti obesity polyherbal mixtures.