Cucumber Economic Values and Its Cultivation and Breeding
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2021-10-06
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Abstract
Diabetes is one of the leading cause of death globally. One of the strategies
towards managing diabetes is the antidiabetic drugs which has recorded a huge
success but accompanied with different degrees of side effect, hence, the use of
natural plants products is encouraged. Several reports of antidiabetic medicinal
plants have flooded literature but few has led to identification of active ingredient
in such. Cucumis sativus is one of such plants reported to have antidiabetic property
but there is little or no data on the active agent. This chapter therefore provides
report on the active principle and mechanism of action underlying the antidiabetic
activity of C. sativus.
Keywords: diabetes, Cucumis sativus, flavonoids, kaempferol