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. 2005 Oct;35(3):258-60.

Goat's rue - French lilac - Italian fitch - Spanish sainfoin: gallega officinalis and metformin: the Edinburgh connection

D R Hadden  1
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Goat's rue - French lilac - Italian fitch - Spanish sainfoin: gallega officinalis and metformin: the Edinburgh connection

D R Hadden. J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

The hypoglycaemic drug metformin is derived from galegine, which is naturally found in Goat's rue (gallega officinalis). The plant is spreading northwards in the UK.

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