Abstract: A hypoglycemic composition which contains as an effective component a polysaccharide named as Arboran A or B which has hypoglycemic activity and water solubility, and a method of treating diabetes comprising administering to a patient afflicted with diabetes a theraputically effective amount of the above composition.
Abstract: A hypoglycemic composition which contains as an effective component a polysaccharide contained in aloes of the family Liliaceae and having hypoglycemic activity and water solubility, and a method of treating diabetes comprising administering to a patient afflicted with diabetes a theraputically effective amount of the above composition.