Yam Gruel alone and in combination with metformin regulates hepatic lipid metabolism disorders in a diabetic rat model by activating the AMPK/ACC/CPT-1 pathway.

"Declarations Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Data and materials availabilityThe data pertaining to this investigation is accessible upon demand. Declarations of ethical approval and participation consentAll animal experiments granted approval from the Laboratory Animal Ethics Committee of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FJTCM IACUC 2019056). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Declarations of ethical approval and participation consent All animal experiments granted approval from the Laboratory Animal Ethics Committee of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (FJTCM IACUC 2019056)."

"Funding This investigation granted financial assistance from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number: 81904269) and the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (Grant Number: 2019J01358)."