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Bitter Melon good for diabetes

Bitter melon, a tropical vegetable that can be found widely in South America, Africa, and Asia, and is also known as Balsam Pear. Folk medicine uses this for diabetes. The unripe fruit can lower the blood sugar from the extracted fresh fruit, and it is clearly shown on both clinical and experimental studies. There are several compounds in bitter melon that is confirmed to have anti-diabetic properties. A hypoglycemic agent known as charantin which is extracted by alcohol and mixed with steroids is potent compared to Tolbutamide that is often used to treat diabetes. An insulin-like polypeptide Momordica also lowers sugar levels in the blood when injected to type 1 diabetes. Administering an oral dosage of 50-60 ml of bitter melon juice shows good results in clinical tests.

Gymnema Sylvestre (Gurmar, Meshasringi, Cherukurinja)

The pancreas' ability to produce insulin is being assisted by gymnema in type 2 diabetes. It also helps both type1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes to improve the ability of insulin to lower the blood sugar. Gymnema reduces the cravings for sweets. It is also a great alternative for blood sugar-levelling drugs that is taken orally for Type 2 diabetes.

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

Clinical and experimental studies show anti-diabetic abilities of fenugreek seeds. The nicotinic acid, alkaloid trogonelline, and coumarin contained by defatted section of the seed of fenugreek proves to be the responsible active ingredient for its anti-diabetic properties.