Saturday, February 26, 2011

Herbal Medicine: Diabetes Mellitus (Diabetes)





Plant name: Bungur/Lagerstroemia
Latin name: Lagerstromia speciosa
Family: Litraceae

Disease Diabetes (type -2) was much discussed, there are some already discussed, this time we will discuss about herbal remedies with wooden cortex of Lagestromia Lagerstroemia speciosa

Research conducted by Putu Pramitasari Faculty of Pharmacy Airlangga University (Poster XXXIX) with a rabbit in herbal medicine is proven. Lagerstroemia benefits is to improve the function of the pancreas,

Also has conducted research in Japan by Dr. Yamasaki (Hirosima University School of Medicine), in the study were in there Lagerstroemia plant compound called a Corosolic acid, in herbal medicine research is corosolic acid has functions such as insulin, which activates the change of blood glucose glucogeen into the cell.


Another study to prove the herbal treatment for diabetes mellitus using the compounds of the plant Lagerstroemia conducted by Dr. Judy at Willam at Institute of Biomedical research in Florida was proved corosolic acid significantly lowered blood sugar.

Lagerstroemia wooden cortex is easily consumed by grinding Bungur cortex as herbal medicine by entering into a capsule.

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