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This plant, also known as goat’s rue, French lilac, or Italian fitch, was used for many years to treat the symptoms of diabetes. In 1920, the anti-diabetic class of drugs called biguanides, originating from this plant, was introduced for the treatment of diabetes.
Adapted from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/galega-officinalis.html.
