“…The root mucilages were found to have remarkable hypoglycemic activity, and decreased the blood glucose level in diabetic rats by 54. One study exploring the pharmaceutical effects of some medicinal plants used in the treatment of livestock ailments found that Moghat could be used in treating some gastrointestinal disorders, such as diarrhea in camels, sheep, cows, and goats (Sher & Alyemeni, 2011). One recent study evaluating Moghat as a potential functional food drink found significant amounts of non-starch polysaccharides, including dietary fiber, pectin, and mucilages; major minerals calcium, magnesium, and iron, minor minerals zinc, manganese, and copper, as well as high amount of oleic and linolenic acids, represented up to 80% of the total fatty acids (Gamel, Abd El-Razek, & Damir, 2010).…”