Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei 
1, Hamid Nasri 
2*1 Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
        
 
        
        *Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Department of Nephrology, Division of Nephropathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran., Email: 
hamidnasri@med.mui.ac.ir
         
        
	
        
        
Abstract
            Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:The combination of metformin and ginger extract may be more effective for the control of diabetes and may have additive protective efficacy on diabetic nephropathy.