In Mexico, diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the leading causes of death due to vascular complications that accompany it, reducing the life expectancy of the patients, and it is considered as a disease with excessive cost for prevention and control. It is estimated that the world has more than...
The fruit of Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché is known in Mexico as chilacayote, it has medicinal properties such as anthelmintic, diuretic, taeniafuge, among others, highlighting its hypoglycemic effect, which has generated great scientific interest since its effect is 12.9% better than Opuntia streptacantha Lem., a species used to control glucose levels...