Best herbs for diabetes (page 2)

ONION

Onion
Onion has significant blood sugar lowering action. The principal active ingredients are believed to be allyl propyl disulphide (APDS) and diallyl disulphide oxide (allicin), although other constituents, such as flavonoids may play a role as well. There are evidences also suggesting that onion lowers glucose level by competing with insulin for insulin-inactivating sites in the liver. This results in an increase of free insulin. Even at low amounts used in the diet, it is still beneficial. The effects were similar in both raw and boiled onion extracts.

BREADFRUIT

Breadfruit
The slightly yellow leaves of breadfruit are used to reduce high blood pressure, asthma and control diabetes. It was alleged that there is actually a risk of lowering blood pressure too much if the dosage is too strong. A group of researchers, including Drs. J.O Moody and O.O Oyelola, from the University of Ibadan, tried this out and found that the organic extract of the bark of the plant had the highest potentials of reducing blood sugar level. This gave a significant reduction in blood sugar level (69.4 per cent at 240 hours), which was in comparable in range with reference standard diabetes drug (65.8 per cent reduction at 0.5mg/kg dose level).

GARLIC

Garlic
Allicin, a sulfur-containing compound found in garlic is responsible for its pungent odour and it has been shown to have significant ability to lower blood sugar level. This effect is thought to be due to increased hepatic metabolism, increased insulin release from pancreatic beta cells and/or insulin sparing effect according to a 1980 edition of the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. Garlic administered orally to sucrose fed rabbits significantly increased absorption of glucose from the blood and free amino acid content, decreased fasting blood glucose, and cholesterol levels in blood in comparison.

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