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 causes of death globally. One of the strategies
for managing diabetes is the antidiabetic drugs which have recorded a huge
success but are accompanied by different degrees of side effects, hence, the use of
natural plant products is encouraged. Several reports of antidiabetic medicinal
plants have flooded the literature but few have led to the identification of active ingredient
in such. Cucumis sativus is one of such plants reported to have antidiabetic properties
but there is little or no data on the active agent. This chapter therefore provides
a report on the active principle and mechanism of action underlying the antidiabetic
activity of C. sativus.
Keywords: diabetes, Cucumis sativus, flavonoids, kaempferol
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Cucumber Economic Values, Cultivation and Breeding