**Meet the editor**

Prof Oluwafemi.O Oguntibeju is Associate Professor and Group Leader (Nutrition and Chronic Disease Research Group) at the Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. He lectures and supervises postgraduate students and collaborates with national and international scientists. Over the years, he has been

involved in the field of nutrition, HIV and AIDS but more recently on natural products and health (Phytomedicine). He has successfully supervised 17 master's and 2 doctoral students and is currently supervising 4 doctoral and two master's students at various stages of their programmes. Prof Oguntibeju has published over 90 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, 16 book chapters, acted as editor of three books on diabetes, and presented over 36 papers at international conferences. He reviews manuscripts for over 30 international scientific journals and has received various awards such as the Platinum Research Excellence Award at his current university. He is National Research Foundation-South Africa (NRF) C-rated researcher. He holds a master's degree in Biochemistry from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a doctoral degree in Biomedical Science from the Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa. He completed his postdoctoral research fellowship at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. He is Chartered Scientist (CSci, UK) and Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS), London. He is registered with the South African Council for Scientific Professions as Professional Natural Scientist (Pri.Sc.Nat).

Contents

**Preface IX**

**Section 1 Antidiabetic Agents 1**

**Diabetic Rats 3**

**Foods/Diets 59**

**Potentials 95**

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Chapter 1 **Lipid Profile, Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Activity of Acacia ataxacantha Bark Extract in Streptozotocin-Induced**

Chapter 2 **Oxidative Stress and Diabetic Complications: The Role of Antioxidant Vitamins and Flavonoids 25**

Chapter 3 **Anti-Diabetic Effects of Nigerian Indigenous Plant**

Chapter 4 **Some Selected Medicinal Plants with Antidiabetic**

Chapter 5 **The Antidiabetic Activities of the Aqueous Leaf Extract of**

Chapter 6 **Antidiabetic Botanicals and their Potential Benefits in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus 139**

Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju

**Phyllanthus Amarus in some Laboratory Animals 115** Adeolu Adedapo, Sunday Ofuegbe and Oluwafemi Oguntibeju

Afolabi Clement Akinmoladun, Ebenezer Olatunde Farombi and

Rotimi O. Arise, Aderounmu I. Ganiyu and Oluwafemi O.

Omolola R. Ayepola, Nicole L. Brooks and Oluwafemi O. Oguntibeju

A.A. Oyagbemi, M. Salihu, O.O. Oguntibeju, A.J. Esterhuyse and E.O.

Elizabeth A. Udenta, Ikemefuna C. Obizoba and Oluwafemi O.
