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09/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

This humble medicinal herb found in open grasslands found to promote wound healing in diabetics

The unfortunately named asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta) is a hairy herb that is often seen in the open grasslands of India and Australia. But a Bangladeshi study showed that this humble plant could help heal wounds in diabetic animals. The high blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes cause the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that […]

09/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Hailed by Ayurvedic healers as a powerful medicine, bael is now proven to protect diabetics from other health complications

Ayurvedic medicine has long considered bael (Aegle marmelos) to be a marvelous source of many medicinal products. Recently, Pakistani researchers reported that an extract from its fruit could also inhibit the production of harmful substances that can cause additional health complications in diabetes patients. These substances are called advanced glycation end products (AGEs). They are produced by […]

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 […]

07/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers document how the asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta) can be used to promote wound healing in diabetics

A Bangladeshi study demonstrated that the asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta) could encourage the healing process in diabetic animals. When the plant’s ethanolic extract was administered to diabetic rats via oral and topical means, the wounds closed faster compared to untreated animals. The study was supported by Primeasia University. The researchers published their findings in the […]

07/06/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Extracts from aegle marmelos fruit found to prevent diabetes complications

A Pakistani study indicated that extracts from the fruit of the Aegle marmelos could inhibit complications connected to diabetes. In an experimental model involving rats, the fruit extract was shown to modulate the function of β-cells in the pancreas, thereby preventing the creation of advanced glycation end-products linked to the disease. Researchers from the University of […]

07/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Nutritional analysis PROVES the effectiveness of herbal medicine in treating diabetes

It stands to reason that since a lot of drug treatments in Western medicine are rooted from plant-based sources, actual plants that are used as medicine should be considered in the same regard. Of course, that isn’t the case with most medicinal plants, as the same community that has approved its synthetic derivatives for use […]

07/04/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Validating the ethnopharmacological use of Orthosiphon stamineus in treating diabetes

Researchers have established that the use of Orthosiphon stamineus (locally known as cat’s whiskers) in ethnomedicine to treat symptoms of diabetes mellitus is founded on sound science, based on an analysis of its biochemical and metabolic mechanisms. The study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, was the first to use the 1H NMR-based urine metabolomics […]

03/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Ayurvedic herb Indian kino found to reduce inflammation and balance blood sugar levels in rat study

The findings of a recent study suggest that the herbal extract of the Indian kino tree (Pterocarpus marsupium) could offer a safe and effective way to control inflammation and manage blood sugar levels, reported a NutraIngredients article. The study was conducted by Indian researchers from the Annamalai University, who used lab rats to model the effect of kino extract on type-2 […]

03/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Classic Ayurvedic formulation effects on antidiabetic activity, obesity

During an investigation of the Ayurvedic formulation Chandraprabha vati (CPV) on rats with induced diabetes, Indian researchers determined that the herbal medicine achieved comparable results as metformin – a first-line medication for type-2 diabetes – on reducing hyperglycemia and lipid profile alterations associated with the disease. The study was undertaken by the National Research Institute for Ayurveda-Siddha […]

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