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08/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists stunned: Diabetics can reduce their risk of cardiac disease by eating this type of banana

The bush banana (Uvaria chamae) might sort of look like the banana (Musa genus), but they are totally unrelated. The former is a wild climbing shrub from West Africa while the latter is technically a berry plant. A recent Nigerian study suggested that eating bush bananas is a good way for people with diabetes to […]

08/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The bush banana displays remarkable hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activities in diabetics

Phytonutrients in the bush banana (Uvaria chamae) can ameliorate the effects of diabetes mellitus. A Nigerian study demonstrated that natural phytochemicals in the fruit possessed anti-diabetic properties, making them potential candidates for future hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic drugs. The University of Lagos supported the study. Its findings were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Rats in […]

07/17/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

A popular East Asian herb could hold the key to preventing and treating diabetes

Winged prickly ash (Zanthoxylum armatum), a well-known medicinal herb in East Asia, can be used to prevent and treat diabetes, according to a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The study, conducted by a group of researchers at COMSATS University and The Islamia University of Bahawalpur in Pakistan, assessed the antidiabetic […]

07/13/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

STUDY: Using the extract of the winged prickly ash to treat diabetes

Researchers at COMSATS University and The Islamia University of Bahawalpur in Pakistan have found that the extract of the winged prickly ash (Zanthoxylum armatum) contains properties that fight diabetes. In the study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, they examined the in vitro and in vivo antidiabetic and biochemical effects of winged […]

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