A wide array of Sri Lankan medicinal plants has been used for the treatment of many chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, liver diseases and arthritis in Ayurvedic medicine. Antioxidants are reported to play central ...

Background: A revival of interest in the use of medicinal plants as nephroprotective agents has emerged worldwide recently as a source of new drug lead molecules targeting the management of renal diseases. Many medicinal ...

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (common name: Et-demata, Family: Verbenaceae) has been used traditionally in Sri Lanka as a remedy against diabetes mellitus. The objective of the present study was to evaluate antidiabetic mechanisms ...

Background/Aim: The number of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients using incretin-based therapies has significantly increased in the past few years. The development of novel incretin-based therapies from natural sources ...

Abstract : Adriamycin (ADR) is an effective anthracyclin antitumor drug, but its clinical use is limited due to renal toxicity. The leaves of Asparagus falcatus (Family: Liliaceae) have been used in the management of renal ...

Background: Over the last decade, extensive research work has focused on the potential health benefits of antioxidants while many medicinal plantextracts have been evaluated for their antioxidant profile. Medicinal plants ...

Introduction Dysglycemia includes prediabetes and diabetes. We aimed to study the prevalence of dysglycemia, and its associations with age and body mass index (BMI) among community dwelling adults in Sri Lanka. Methods The ...