Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effect of Artemisia Dracunculus on Glucose Intolerance, Insulin Sensitivity and Insulin Secretion
Brief Summary:
The term prediabetes has been used to encompass the first alterations on glucose metabolism such as impaired fasting glucose and glucose intolerance, and its early detection and treatment could prevent the appearance of diabetes mellitus type 2, a high prevalence disease worldwide.
Artemisia dracunculus, also known as estragon, has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of diabetes.
Different in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that Artemisia dracunculus increases insulin signaling and improves insulin sensitivity.
The aim of this study is evaluate the effect of Artemisia dracunculus on glucose intolerance, insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.