A New Diabetes TreatmentFrom Purple Yams?
Five students from Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java, have discovered that a cure for diabetes might be obtained by processing a substance called anthocyanin found in the peel of purple yam.
"This waste product provides abundant raw material for medical purposes through extraction," said Akbar Setyo Pambudi, an agricultural engineering major. Along with Yani Rahmawati, Ajeng Nawangwulan, Nabillah Hisyam and Kinanti Mahmud Pradita, Akbar has successfully extracted anthocyanin from purple yam peelings.
August 5, 2014
Five students from Brawijaya University in Malang, East Java, have discovered that a cure for diabetes might be obtained by processing a substance called anthocyanin found in the peel of purple yam.
"This waste product provides abundant raw material for medical purposes through extraction," said Akbar Setyo Pambudi, an agricultural engineering major. Along with Yani Rahmawati, Ajeng Nawangwulan, Nabillah Hisyam and Kinanti Mahmud Pradita, Akbar has
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