Although Jatropha aethiopica, popularly known in Cuba as mata diabetes, is used in salads and as a dietary supplement, its chemical composition and antidiabetic properties yet remains unclear. In this work, we evaluate the ...

Bauhinia holophylla leaves, also known as pata-de-vaca, are traditionally used in Brazil to treat diabetes. Although the hypoglycemic activity of this medicinal plant has already been described, the active compounds ...

Plant sterols encompass phytosterols and phytostanols, with over 250 iden-tified types. They’ve garnered attention in the food industry due to their potential hypocholesterolemic effects. This manuscript offers a current ...

The effect of oral administration of spray-dried microcapsules of feruloyl esterase (FE) producing Lactobacillus fermentumCRL1446 (Lf) and Lactobacillus johnsoniiCRL1231 (Lj) on high fat diet-induced obese mice was ...

Species of Myrcia are used by indigenous people and in traditional communities in Brazil for the treatment of Diabetes mellitus. We investigated the hypoglycemic effect of the extract of leaves of Myrcia bella in diabetic ...