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Azadirachta
indica
Azadirachta
indica or
Neem is a member of the mahogany family. The people of India, Indonesia
and South East Asia have long revered the neem tree and considered it to
have miraculous powers to purge the body of all the toxins. Many
studies have indicated that oral administration of Neem decreases the
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| Ficus racemosa
Ficus racemosatree
is medium tall with quite rich green foliage that provides good shade.
The fruits resemble figs and are obovate in shape with innumerable tiny
grain like seeds.
Ficus
racemosa has
excellent blood glucose lowering properties.
The hypoglycemic activity was comparable to that of the effect produced
by a standard anti diabetic agent, Glibenclamide (sulfonylureas).
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| Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle
Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle
aka Kutaki (India) plant is a perennial woody herb with grayish
brown, cylindrical, irregularly curved roots - 5-10 cms long. The leaves
are 5-10 cms long with rounded tip, spatulate and serrate. The flowers
are dark violet in color..
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Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle
is a very powerful hepatoprotective agent. It protects the liver from damage.
It controls the release of glycogen from liver thereby decreasing the insulin
load. Liver is the store house of glucose.
Picrorhiza Kurroa Royle
controls the release of glucose from the liver. Assume an auditorium with
one exit gate. If everyone attempt to exit at the same time it would cause
huge strain. It would be smooth if the exit is made one after one. Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle, by bringing about orderly and delayed release of
glucose ensures that insulin requirement is not exceeded.
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Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbago zeylanica is
the herb found widely in coastal and dry areas of South Asia
P.Zeylanica
is a potent anti oxidant. It arrests the degeneration of pancreatic cells
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| Gymnema sylvestre
Gymnema
sylvestre
is one of the powerful anti diabetic herb. the hypoglycemic effects of
Gymnema sylvestre has been documented as early is 1920. The
blood sugar lowering action of G.Sylvestre is gradual in nature
differing from the rapid effect of many prescription hypo-glycemic drugs.
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Gymnema
sylvestre leaves raise insulin levels.
The leaves are also noted for lowering serum cholesterol and triglycerides.
In one controlled
study, a standardized Gymnema sylvestre extract
was given to 27 type 1 diabetics at a dose of 400 mg daily for 6-30
months. Thirty seven others continued on insulin therapy alone and were
tracked for 10-12 months. Insulin requirements were decreased by about
one half and the average blood glucose decreased from 232 mg/dL to 152
mg/dL in the Gymnema group. The control group ( non Gymnema
) showed no significant decreases in blood sugar or insulin requirement.
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| Syzygium cumini-
(Jamun Gutli)
Syzygium
cumini
is one of the most effective herbs for diabetics. It quickly
reduces blood sugar content. Syzygium cumini was first spotted
and documented by a German scientist
Dr.Dietrich
Brandishis who authored the book " The Flora of North West India" in 1974.
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Freshly
powdered seeds of Syzygium cumini was found to lower the
level of blood sugar in diabetic rabbits. The fruit and seeds were found
to be promising hypoglycemic agents. The aqueous extracts of seeds of the
Syzygium cumini plant resulted in 35 per cent fall
in fasting blood sugar in four to five hours after giving a single dose
orally.
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Tinospora cordifolia
Tinospora
cordifolia is a glabrous, succulent,
climbing shrub, often growing very tall.
The
hypoglycemic potential of Tinospora cordifolia has been studied
extensively.
Administration of the aqueous extract to alloxan induced hyper- glycaemic
rats and rabbits in a dose of 400 mg/kg body weight induced reduction in
blood sugar
Reduction
in blood sugar levels has been reported in adrenaline induced hyperglycemia
in rats, as also a favorable glucose tolerance in this rodent species on
exposure to an aqueous extract of Tinospora cordifolia.
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| Trigonella
foenum-graecum
Trigonella
foenum-graecum is originally
from southeastern Europe and western Asia, fenugreek grows today in many
parts of the world, including India, northern Africa, and the United States.
The seeds of fenugreek contain the most potent medicinal effects of the
plant.
According to researchers
at Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
Canada, "Trigonella seed powder treatment administered to diabetic rats
for 21 days brought down the elevated fasting blood glucose levels to control
levels. The altered enzyme activities were significantly restored to
control values in both the liver and kidney after Trigonella seed powder
treatment. The therapeutic role of Trigonella seed powder in type-1 diabetes
as exemplified in this study can be attributed to the change of glucose
and lipid metabolizing enzyme activities to normal values, thus stabilizing
glucose homeostasis in the liver and kidney. These biochemical effects
exerted by Trigonella seeds make it a possible new therapeutic in type-1
diabetes."
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