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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 miraculus powers to purge the body of all the toxins.
Many studies have indicated that oral adminsitration of Neem decreases
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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 antidiabetic
agent, Glibenclamide (sulfonylureas).
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| Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle
Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle aka Kutaki (India) plant is a perennial woody
herb with greyish 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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Actions
& Uses
Picrorhiza
Kurroa Royle is a very power 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. By bringing about orderly and delayed release of glucose
it 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 and stimulates insulin release in a natural manner.
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| Gymnema sylvestre
(
Type 1 Diabetes )
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 of G.Sylvestre lowering action 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 drugs 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
hypoglycaemic agents. The aquaeous extracts of seeds of the plant produced
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
hypoglycaemic 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 levelshas been reported in adrenaline induced hyperglycaemia
in rats, as also a favourable 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 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 metabolising 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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