INS and diabetes mellitus: As a result of its antioxidant properties, and due to its effects in terms of increasing insulin sensitivity and inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase, A. garcinii extract has anti hyperglycemic, anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-inflammatory activities and is effective in treating diabetes and its complications (Kandouli, 2017 ▶; Kharjul et al., 2014 ▶).