Camel Milk as Adjuvant to Treat Alloxan Diabetes: Effect of Heat Treatment on this Property

Camel milk is recognized by nomads for its therapeutic effect to treat several diseases especially diabetes. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of raw, pasteurized and boiled camel milk on Alloxan- induced diabetic dogs. Firstly, three groups of dogs were used: group 1 and group 2 composed each of 4 diabetic dogs and receiving respectively 250 ml of raw camel milk/ dog/ day or 250 ml of raw cow milk/ dog/ day. Group 3 consisted of 4 healthy dogs getting raw camel milk were used as control. Secondly, we tested the effect of heat treatment on the anti-diabetic property of camel milk. Two other groups composed of 4 diabetics dogs each and treated with 250 ml of pasteurized camel milk/ dog/ day (group 4) or with 250 ml of boiled camel milk/ dog/ day (group 5).