Study effects of Cumin and DNA profile in diabetic Rats

Abstract

Recently , herbs have been used as food and for medicinal purposes and have been an exponential growth in the field of herbal medicine and these drags. Many of the oral antidibetic agents have a number of serious adverse effects , thus , managing without any side effects is still a challenge . Therefore, the search for many effective and safer hypoglycemic agents has continued to be an Important area of investigation. Besides drug classically used for the treatment of diabetes ( insulin , sulphonylureas , biguanides and thazolidinediones ), several species of plants have been described in the scientific and popular literatures having a hypoglycemic activity and this activity may be due to its antioxidant properties , flavonoids are commonly found in all plants and also posses hypoglycemic and antidiabetic activities . Because of their perceived effectiveness, minimal side effects in clinical experience and relatively low cast , herbal drugs are prescribed widely even when their biological active compounds are unknown. One of these herbs is cumin which is a a pale green in color and elliptical in shape in shape with deep furrows, it is a hot, nutty flavored spice. Cumin seed was once widely used for flavoring in Europe , it is much employed in India, and it is used as a flavor in cakes and bread. Cumin is an aromatic, astringent herb that benefits the digestion and acts as stimulant to the sexual organ and improves liver function. The aim of this research was study the biological effects of Cumin on diabetic rats and shown it is role against oxidative damage to DNA.