Abstract
The number of diabetic people has been exponentially growing worldwide, with 463 million adults and 1.6 million deaths each year directly linked to diabetes. Scoparia dulcis L. (Plantaginaceae) is a plant with glucose lowering properties which is used worldwide for diabetes treatment. Objective: To check whether, in adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the use of S. dulcis, compar…