Opuntia streptacantha: a coadjutor in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
This report describes the effect produced by the complementary daily administration of Opuntia streptacantha sap to a diabetic volunteer being under treatment with chlorpropamide. The plant product improved remarkably the general symptomatology of the patient as well as his insulin and glucose blood levels.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002747:Chlorpropamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002747:Chlorpropamide