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Selected Herbal Plants as an Alternative Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus : A Preliminary Study / Iris Marie G. Benedicto ; Lizamarie Kristin B. Carino and Bea Gael dG. Castro.

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City School of Nursing, FEU-NRMFDescription: 82 pages: tables; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
LOC classification:
  • N ND 0004
Summary: Abstract: The selected herbs Makahia (Biophtum Sensitivum Linn), Bignay (Antidesma bunius Spreng), and Banaba (Lagerstroemia Speciosa Linn) were analyzed if it would lower blood sugar level by using a glucometer. The following herbs have tannins which lets the pancreas, specifically the islets of Langerhans excrete more beta-cells than usual. These beta-cells stimulate the release of insulin which acts on just about all body cells and increase their ability to transport glucose across their plasma membranes. In other findings, it also stops us from craving sugary foods such as cakes, pastries and even softdrinks. They were extracted with the use of decoction method by placing each herb in hot boiling water for 3 - 5 days. The five group members induced the drawn out juice from the herbs. Each member had to eat the same kind and amount of meal for 3 consecutive weeks. Each member had to be monitored twice a day (i.e. the fasting blood sugar and the 2 hours before breakfast glucose count) to be able to evaluate the glucose level more accurately. The concentrations of blood glucose obtained from various samples range from 12 to 10.4 gm/dL for extract of makahia, 5.4 to 4.6gm/dL for the extract of Banaba and 6.0 to 0.3 gm/dL for the extract of Bignay. The obtained values were compared in the percentage basis. The results of the comparison of values would indicate that these herbs were able to lower the blood sugar level of the group members. The computation showed that makahia was the most effective among the 3 herbs.
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Abstract: The selected herbs Makahia (Biophtum Sensitivum Linn), Bignay (Antidesma bunius Spreng), and Banaba (Lagerstroemia Speciosa Linn) were analyzed if it would lower blood sugar level by using a glucometer. The following herbs have tannins which lets the pancreas, specifically the islets of Langerhans excrete more beta-cells than usual. These beta-cells stimulate the release of insulin which acts on just about all body cells and increase their ability to transport glucose across their plasma membranes. In other findings, it also stops us from craving sugary foods such as cakes, pastries and even softdrinks. They were extracted with the use of decoction method by placing each herb in hot boiling water for 3 - 5 days. The five group members induced the drawn out juice from the herbs. Each member had to eat the same kind and amount of meal for 3 consecutive weeks. Each member had to be monitored twice a day (i.e. the fasting blood sugar and the 2 hours before breakfast glucose count) to be able to evaluate the glucose level more accurately. The concentrations of blood glucose obtained from various samples range from 12 to 10.4 gm/dL for extract of makahia, 5.4 to 4.6gm/dL for the extract of Banaba and 6.0 to 0.3 gm/dL for the extract of Bignay. The obtained values were compared in the percentage basis. The results of the comparison of values would indicate that these herbs were able to lower the blood sugar level of the group members. The computation showed that makahia was the most effective among the 3 herbs.

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