01/22/2019 / By Ellaine Castillo
The widespread use of natural medicine is not without reason. Many people choose them over medications since they remedy diseases without causing adverse side effects, which are the downfall of most commercially available drugs. A group of researchers from Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and Tehran University of Medical Sciences has created a helpful list of plants, commonly used in traditional Persian medicine, that are scientifically proven to have antidiabetic activity.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30 million Americans suffer from this condition. Treating diabetes is very important since this disease increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, vision loss, and premature death. Although there are conventional antidiabetic medications, many people opt not to take them because of their associated side effects. These include extremely low sugar levels, headaches, nausea, tumor formation, and kidney damage. Fortunately, many natural remedies can be used as alternatives for these.
In this study, which was published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, the researchers looked at various traditional Persian textbooks to determine which plants were used for treating diabetes. They then proceeded to search electronic databases for in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies that prove the efficacy of these plants. To narrow down their search, they used the keywords “diabetes mellitus,” “diabetes,” “hypoglycemia,” “hypoglycemic effect,” as well as the plant name.
From their search, they came up with the following list of Persian medicinal plants with proven antidiabetic activity:
Overall, this review proves that many plants in traditional Persian medicine are scientifically proven to have antidiabetic potential. These plants could improve the condition of the millions who suffer from diabetes. (Related: Diabetes has doubled in the U.S. over the last three decades, but industry “experts” claim to have “more control” over the disease than ever.)
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