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Data from J.H. Kim and Colleagues Advance Knowledge in Diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 12th, 2011

2011 SEP 12 -- "PM021, which consists of two herbal components, Mori Folium and Aurantii Fructus, is routinely used to treat diabetes in Korea. In this study, the anti-diabetic effect of PM021 on an animal model of developing type 2 diabetes of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats was investigated," scientists writing in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice report.

"Eight weeks of age male OLETF rats were treated daily with PM021 or vehicle for five months. Specifically, changes in body weight, blood glucose, urine volume, food intake and oral glucose tolerance were measured in rats for five months. The rats in this study...

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