Diabetes drug may be a valuable ally against cancer

Source: Medical News Today, April 2021

In Medieval Europe, herbalists prescribed French lilac (Galega officinalis) to people with excessive urination, or polyuria, which we now know to be a symptom of type 2 diabetes.

Hundreds of years later, in the 20th century, researchers isolated the active ingredient in the plant. This eventually led to the development of drugs called biguanides to lower blood sugar in diabetes.

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