Diabetes herb, Salacia oblonga can control blood-glucose, and it has an additional benefit of weight gain inhibition.
What is Salacia Oblonga?
Salacia oblonga is a woody plant native to Srilanka and India. The roots and stems of Salacia oblonga are in use extensively in Ayurveda and Traditional Indian Medicine for different medical conditions, including diabetes.
In a study 2.5 to 5 grams of Salacia oblonga root or stem daily, was effective in lowering the blood-glucose, serum cholesterol, triglycerides and increasing the HDL cholesterol levels of non-insulin-dependent diabetes patients.
Diabetes herb Salacia oblonga
Bioactive constituents of Salacia oblonga- It contains two potent a-Glucosidase inhibitors: Salicinol and Kotalanol with unique chemical structures from the active fractions together with several known phenolic compounds, new sesquiterpenes (salasols A and B) and triterpenes (kotalagenin 16-acetate, salasones A-E, salaquinones A and B). Furthermore, S. reticulata and its phenolic constituents can exhibit pancreatic lipase inhibitory and anti-obese effects.
Hypoglycemic action mechanisms -This herb is native to India and Sri Lanka. Salacia oblonga binds to intestinal enzyme alpha-glucosidases that break down carbohydrates into glucose in the body. This enzyme binds to the Salacia oblonga herb extract rather than to carbohydrate, so carbohydrates break down is affected and thus less glucose gets into the blood stream, resulting in lowed blood-glucose.
Salacia oblonga dosage - General dosage for the diabetes herb Salacia oblonga is 2.5 to 5.0 grams daily of the whole herb, or a comparable amount as extract. The root and bark are the part of the plant used.
Salacia oblonga safety - Diabetes herb Salacia oblonga is believed to be relatively safe. In human studies, the primary side effects seen are identical to the side effects of standard alpha-glucosidase inhibitors: gas and cramping.
Salacia oblonga Diabetes Study
- Extract of Salacia oblonga lowers acute glycemic in patients with type 2 diabetes, this study is conducted by Williams JA, Choe YS, Noss MJ, Baumgartner CJ, and Mustad VA at Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, OH 43215, USA. This study result show, the extract of the diabetes herb Salacia oblonga lowers acute glycemia and insulinemia in persons with type 2 diabetes after a high-carbohydrate meal. Salacia may be beneficial to this population for postprandial glucose control. You can visit Pubmed (National Center for Biotechnology Information) for further informaion.
- Salacia oblonga improves cardiac fibrosis and inhibits postprandial hyperglycemia in obese Zucker rats, this study is conducted by Li Y, Peng G, Li Q, Wen S, Huang TH, Roufogalis BD, Yamahara J. at Herbal Medicines Research and Education Center, Faculty of Pharmacy A15, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. This study result show postprandial hyperglycemia plays an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular complications. Diabetes herb Salacia oblonga demonstrated a strong inhibition of alpha-glucosidase activity in vitro, which suggests contributing to the improvement of postprandial hyperglycemia. You can visit Pubmed (National Center for Biotechnology Information) for further information.
Salacia oblonga benefits - Medicinal uses
Traditionally, salacia oblonga was not only used for blood-sugar control also; it was moreover, used to treat arthritis, diarrhea, fever, gonorrhea, obesity, menstrual problems, and skin diseases.
Treatment procedure for Diabetes herbs
The above-mentioned herb is effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes without any major known side effects. Herbs are more effective if taken in combination instead of a single herb. Do not give up your diabetes allopathic medications; take the above herbs along with it until the glucose level in blood reaches normal. Then slowly reduce the dosage of the allopathic medicine and finally discard if possible. For type 1 diabetes, you can use the above herbs along with insulin therapy, in a due course you may be able to reduce the insulin shot’s requirement.