McAnuff, Marie Antonette2008-12-162008-12-162008-12-16https://hdl.handle.net/2139/2788enPlease contact the West Indiana Division at the University of the West Indies,St.Augustine in order to view the full thesis. Contact: wimail@sta.uwi.eduDiabetes. -- Alternative treatment -- JamaicaYams. -- Analysis -- Therapeutic use -- JamaicaAnalyses of some natural products in yams (Dioscorea spp.) and the effect of consumption of bitter yam (D. polygonoides) steroidal sapogenin extract on lipid metabolism in streptozotocin-induced diabetic ratsThesis