Diabetes Control Through Herbs By Allah Dad Khan

Popular Herbs Some Classical

Examples

1. Aloe Vera

Amla

(Amala): One tsp of its juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd juice, taken daily for 2 months, stimulates islets of langerhans (a part of Pancreas) and enable persons to secrete natural insulin.

Bael Leaves

• They are scientifically proved to be anti-diabetic. Drink fresh juice of leaves with pinch of pepper.

Beans

Beans: Beans are high in carbohydrate and fiber and stimulates the production of insulin. It should be eaten liberally to keep diabetes under control.

Berries

Bitter Gourd

Cabbage

It is as effective as insulin.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon (Dalchini): Results from a clinical study published in the Diabetes Care journal in 2003 suggest that cinnamon bark improves blood glucose and cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes, and may reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Cucumber

• Cucumber : This low carbohydrate vegetable is beneficial in the prevention and control of diabetes.

Curry Patta

• Eating 10 fresh fully-grown curry leaves every morning for 3months is said to prevent diabetes

Fenugreak

Garlic

Ginkgo Biloba

• Ginkgo biloba extract may prove useful for prevention and treatment of early-stage diabetic neuropathy.

Ginger

• It is rich in gingerols, that can increase uptake of glucose into muscle cells without using insulin, and may therefore assist in the management of high blood sugar levels. Two ginger extracts spissum and an oily extract interact with serotonin receptors to reveres their effect on insulin secretion. Treatment led to a 35% drop in blood glucose levels and a 10 per cent

increase in plasma insulin levels.

Ginseng

• Asian ginseng is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat diabetes. It has been shown to enhance the release of insulin from the pancreas and to increase the number of insulin receptors. It also has a direct blood sugar-lowering effect.A recent study found that 200 mg of ginseng extract per day improved blood sugar control as well as energy levels in Type 2 diabetes (NIDDM).

Gymnema Sylvestre (Gurmar, Meshasringi, Cherukurinja)

• Gymnema assists the pancreas in the production of insulin in Type 2 diabetes. Gymnema also improves the ability of insulin to lower blood sugar in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. It decreases cravings for sweet. This herb can be an excellent substitute for oral blood sugar-lowering drugs in Type 2 diabetes. Some people take 500 mg per day of gymnema extract

Isabgole:

It helps in controlling blood sugar in diabetics by inhibiting the excessive absorption of sugars from the intestines.

Jaman

Onion

• It has active hypoglycemic substances, r allyl propyl disulphide & allicin.

Turmeric

Its efficacy increases when effective with an equal amount of amla powder.