Haramaya University announced that is conducting a research on camel’s milk which is showing a promising sign as a source of treatment for diabetes.
Dr. Nigussie Bussa, director of the Central Laboratory, told reporters that a team of researchers have conducted a laboratory test on rats, which were infected by diabetes.
“The research mainly focused on camel’s milk, which is traditional thought as a medicine for diabetes, and on the various plants which are frequently eaten by camels,” Dr Nigussie indicated.
Dr. Nigussie added that the experimental rats, which were infected by diabetes, were fed with the camel’s milk and the plants. Subsequently, a promising progress was observed on the rats, which showed improvement from diabetes, according to the director.
Anteneh Belayineh, assistant professor at Biology Department, said the research was based on indigenous knowledge of communities from Oromia and Somali regional states. People who live in these areas and use camel’s milk, according to Anteneh, are relatively less exposed to diabetes.
Dr. Nigussie has confirmed the University’s readiness to offer support for post graduate students who are interested to conduct further research on the ongoing study of diabetes in relation to camel’s milk.