Preliminary Antidiabetic Potential of Ugandan- Matooke (Musa paradisiaca) Peels
Adaku Vivien Iwueke, Nnamdi John Ejekwumadu, Roland Kiiza, Kenneth Iceland Kasozi & Swafia Khambari · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2020
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycaemia over a prolonged period. In Uganda, unripe Musa paradisiaca (banana) is a staple food which is deskinned before cooking. In West Africa, however, the unpeeled banana is cooked for diabetics. Aim:...