Emergency Medicine News | Emergency Medicine – Emergency Medicine News

diabetes

06/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Ayurvedic medicine can effectively treat and manage diabetes

An Indian study using diabetic rats determined that the Ayurvedic medicine Chandraprabha vati (CPV) can treat and manage Type 2 diabetes just as effectively as metformin. CPV was shown to control blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides levels just as well as first-line diabetic medicines. Diabetes mellitus is indicated by abnormally high blood sugar levels that come from defects in the secretion and/or action […]

03/18/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

The ivy gourd from Indian folk medicine has antidiabetic properties and offers health benefits that could prevent diabetic complications

Far from just being a popular facet of Bengali cuisine, the fruits of ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis) are also coveted for their medicinal value. The benefits range from maintaining a healthy digestive tract, improving one’s metabolism, to even preventing kidney stones. Another benefit that ivy gourd has is its anti-diabetic properties, which a group of researchers […]

1 of 1