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Abstract The aim of this investigation was to study the possible benevicial health effects of barley bread on hyperglycenic rats in companion with wheat flower bread. Alloxan injected rats were fed on either breads before sacrificed and serum glucose determined. The influence of added ginger, black seeds, fennel an the mixture of all was all investigated, the influence of these breads on side effects of diabetes mellitus were also studied including serum lipids profile, liver function and kidneys function along with biological parameters body weight gain (BWG), feed intake (FI) and feed efficiency ratio of inflicted rats. Histopathological investigation of internal organ, was also carried out. The results arrived at revealed the following: 1. Serum glucose was raised in diabetic rats, but decreased when inflicted rats fed on barley bread (-36.64% decrease compared to control “+” group). Much greate less decrease (-18.63%) recorded for wheat flour bread. 2. When barley diet supplemented with ginger, black seeds and fennel significant more decrease of serum glucose recorded, with nonsignificant difference between the 3 supplements. Meanwhile the blend of all 3 supplements showed synergistic action revealing more decrease of serum glucose in comparison with using a single supplement. 3. The mixture of the 3 supplements (ginger, black seeds, fennel) raised the per cent decrease of serum glucose (-26.74%) compared plain wheat bread diet (-18.63%) and difference was significant, but the improvement was relatively less mvnounced compared with supplementation of barley bread diet. 4. The increase of serum triglycerides (TG) was reversed when diabetic rats fed on barley bread, and the change was significant supplements. |