Insulin-sensitizing and insulin-mimetic activities of Sarcopoterium spinosum extract.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Sarcopoterium spinosum is an abundant plant in Israel, used by Bedouin medicinal practitioners for the treatment of diabetes. In our previous study we validated the anti-diabetic activity of Sarcopoterium spinosum. The aim of this study was to further clarify its mechanism of action.

Sarcopoterium spinosum extract as an antidiabetic agent: in vitro and in vivo study.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) sp., a common plant in the Mediterranean region, is widely used as an antidiabetic drug by Bedouin healers.