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Student shows that wild pepper can treat diabetes

Piper capense, the wonder herb

An undergraduate student at Kenyatta University has successfully treated diabetic mice with a herbal extract from wild pepper.

The development is crucial because it provides scientific evidence of the plant’s effectiveness in treating diabetes.

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