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Arab American University Biology Department Researchers Publishes Scientific Book by Global Publishing House

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Researchers from the Biology and Biotechnology Department at the Arab American University Faculty of Science published a book entitled “Medicinal Plants Used in the Diabetes and Obesity Treatment and Methods of its Laboratory Work”. It was published by the international publisher SPRINGER, authors Dr. Bashar Saad, Dr. Hilal Zeid, Dr. Saba Shank and Mr. Suleiman Qadan.

One of the book authors, Dr. Saba Shank stressed on the importance of issuing it at a time where there’s many books on phytosanitary medicine, which don’t necessarily reflect the enrichment status in this field, this huge number of books is a kind of disorder inflation missing correct science methods, extracting active substances and side effects of plant drugs along with clinical and pharmaceutical research. Noting, because this needs reorganize and produce this type of treatments we decided to issue specialized book on phytosanitary treatment to introduce scientific community to the value of medical heritage.

The 261 pages book, divided into 8 chapters contains an introduction to obesity and diabetes, the most important medicinal plants; effectiveness and toxicity, medicinal plants their effectiveness in preventing and treating diabetes and obesity, and the latest laboratory and clinical research in this area.