Thursday, July 24, 2014

Rosemary and oregano contain diabetes-fighting compounds

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:00 AM PDT
The popular culinary herbs oregano and rosemary are packed with healthful compounds, and now lab tests show they could work in much the same way as prescription anti-diabetic medication, scientists report. In their new study published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, they found that how the herbs are grown makes a difference, and they also identified which compounds contribute the most to this promising trait.

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