Which Herbs and Plant Products Are Useful in Treating Diabetes?
Diabetes has been treated with plant and herbal medicines for centuries. Not surprisingly then, that recent scientific investigation has confirmed the effectiveness of many herbs for Diabetes. The following list of readily available herbs and natural medicines which are known to have a positive effect on type 2 diabetes, whilst at the same time, also being known to be relatively non-toxic are listed below. * A plant grown predominantly in India, and also known as the Indian Kino Tree, has long been used in Indian medicine as a treatment for diabetes. An extract from the bark of this plant has been shown to regenerate functional pancreatic beta cells, where no other drug or natural agent has been shown to generate this activity before. * Bitter Melon is a tropical fruit that has been used extensively as a remedy for diabetes also. The leaves of the plant are brewed in hot water to create a tea that has been used to treat both malaria and diabetes. The leaves are allowed to steep in hot
