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Fig is the Ficus carica, family Moraceae. It is widely produced in the Mediterranean countries particularly Turkey, Greece and Spain. It is mentioned in the traditional Islamic medicine as a remedy for gout and haemorrhoids. This article is performed to study the effect of Figs on the fasting blood sugar, serum cholesterol and serum uric acid in a sample of 14 healthy young male Yemenis. Two clinical trials were performed, in the first trial each volunteer received two placebo tablets daily for 14 days, and in the second trial each volunteer received 100 g of figs daily for 14 days. A washout period of two weeks was kept between the two successive trials. The results showed that figs significantly lowered the fasting blood sugar by 16% and increases serum cholesterol by 22%, while insignificantly increases serum uric acid by 5%. Finally placebo tablets did not change these parameters in the volunteers. The blood sugar lowering-effect of fig may be attributed mainly to its laxative action, and the serum lipid increasing-effect may be attributed to its high content of fixed oil. Fig fruit may have a beneficial effect in patients with diabetes
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Humanos , Masculino , Adulto , Glucemia , Placebos , Colesterol/sangre , Ácido Úrico/sangre , Diabetes Mellitus/dietoterapia , Ensayos Clínicos como AsuntoRESUMEN
A clinical trial was conducted in Sana'a on fifteen healthy male Yemeni volunteers to study the effect of pumpkin fruit on the 24-hour urinary volume, the blood pressure the pulse rate and the memory. 250 grams of pumpkin fruit formulated as a jam was consumed daily by the volunteers for seven days Pumpkin increased the mean 24-hour urinary volume significantly by 25%. The mean systolic blood pressure was decreased by 8% and the diastolic by 50%, while the mean pulse rate is increased by 24%. Moreover pumpkin fruit improved memory through a memory study. Unlike traditional diuretics pumpkin did not affect serum potassium urate, cholesterol and fasting blood sugar levels