Traditional uses of medicinal plants to prevent and treat diabetes; an updated review of ethnobotanical studies in Iran

• Main Authors: Majid Asadi-Samani (Author), Mohammad-Taghi Moradi (Author), Leila Mahmoodnia (Author), Shahla Alaei (Author), Fatemeh Asadi-Samani (Author), Tahra Luther (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Obesity and physical inactivity are currently on the rise due to industrialization of the communities, which has recently led to increased incidence of different diseases such as diabetes. Epidemiological studies and figures have demonstrated the growing incidence of diabetes. Relevantly...