Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine - Department of Oral Biology

Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease. It is considered as one of the reading causes of death all over the word. Despite the fact that insulin has been successfully used for many decades as a treatment for diabetes mellitus, yet, it will be very beneficial to try to find other alternatives for the common insulin treatment. Nature has been a source for alternative medicine for thousands of years. Impressive number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural source. The use of plant extract with known antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties is of great importance in treatment of many diseases. In this work, a trial has been made to point out the anti-diabetic anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of aqueous extract of Zingiber Officnale (ginger) on the submandibular salivary gland of STZ-induced diabetic rats. Twenty four male adult healthy albino rats, weighting 150-200gms, were used in the present study. Rats were divided into three groups, consisting of 8 rats each

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