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Abstract
Diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia are dangerous diseases
that threatening humankind throughout the world . The records of the
ancient civilization of Egypt ,India, Japan ,Greece and Rome describe
the symptoms of these diseases and suggested some recommendation
for treatment .Recently, diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia are
considered as major health problems at all ages in developing countries.
This study aimed to investigate the possible effect of some tree
leaves as well as corn silk , widely available locally in Egypt on the
weight gain, internal organs weight, food consumed and food
efficiency ratio as calculated for Sprague Dawely rats and mainly to
clearing their possible therapeutic impacts on the levels of serum
glucose, serum lipid fractions, liver functions and kidney functions via
feeding trails . The study involved the use of 4 types of tree leaves
namely Azedaracht ( Azadirachta indica , beef wood(Casuarina
equisitifolia),Mango(Mangifera indica), and Ficus(Ficus retusa)leaves
as well as corn cobs silk(Zea mays silk) .These leaves were obtained
from trees & corn plant ,and cleaned plus washing carefully . Then
leaves were minced and sun dried.