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Ancient Science of Life 2009 July ; 29 (1) :14-16
Role of medicinal plant Salacia Reticulata in the management of Type II Diabetic subjects

Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of death. It ranks third among the chronic diseases. Recent studies have shown that up to 10 per cent of India’s urban population and 2 per cent of the rural population above the age of 15 years have diabetes and WHO had declared India as the diabetic capital of the world. India has immense wealth of medicinal plants. These plants have credited to the development of therapeutic agents for various ailments and diseases. Valuable medicinal plant Salacia Reticulata was selected to find out its hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect. For the study a total of 60 type II diabetics were selected consisting of experimental group 30 and control group 30. Experimental group received 2 gms Kadalazhinjil powder daily for a period of 90 days and control group did not receive any supplementation. Blood glucose levels before and after medications were estimated in both groups at baseline and at 90 days. There was a non significant reduction in fasting blood glucose, HbA1c and lipid levels at the end of 90 days in the supplemented group. Encouraging results with these medicinal herbs calls for long term supplementation in Diabetes Mellitus.

DHARA ID: D000016 Pubmed ID: 22557337


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