07/04/2018 / By Ralph Flores
Researchers have established that the use of Orthosiphon stamineus (locally known as cat’s whiskers) in ethnomedicine to treat symptoms of diabetes mellitus is founded on sound science, based on an analysis of its biochemical and metabolic mechanisms. The study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, was the first to use the 1H NMR-based urine metabolomics tool to determine the ability of O. stamineus in treating diabetes mellitus.
The findings of the study confirm the effects of O. stamineus in diabetes treatment.
Find the full text of the study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Azam AA, Pariyani R, Ismail IS, Ismail A, Khatib A, Abas F, Shaari K. URINARY METABOLOMICS STUDY ON THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS IN STREPTOZOTOCIN INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS IN RATS VIA 1H NMR SPECTROSCOPY. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017;17. (278). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1777-1
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