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Traditional Indian medicine, herb
Salacia oblonga may help treat
diabetes Posted By: News-Medical
in Medical Study News Published:
Tuesday, 8-Feb-2005 Printer
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: Herbs used in traditional
Indian medicine to treat diabetes
seems to lower blood sugar and
insulin levels in a manner
similar to prescription drugs, a
new study reports. Researchers
gave extracts of the herb Salacia
oblonga to 39 healthy adults, and
the results were promising. The
largest dose of the herb extract
- 1,000 milligrams - decreased
insulin and blood glucose levels
by 29 and 23 percent,
respectively. : : "These
kinds of reductions are similar
to what we might see with
prescription oral medications for
people with diabetes," said
Steve Hertzler, a study co-author
and an assistant professor of
nutrition at Ohio State
University. : : Salacia oblonga,
which is native to regions of
India and Sri Lanka, binds to
intestinal enzymes that break
down carbohydrates in the body.
These enzymes, called
alpha-glucosidases, turn
carbohydrates into glucose, the
sugar that circulates throughout
the body. If the enzyme binds to
the herbal extract rather than to
a carbohydrate, then less glucose
gets into the blood stream,
resulting in lowered blood
glucose and insulin levels. : :
"Lowering blood glucose
levels lowers the risk of
disease-related complications in
people with diabetes,"
Hertzler said. "Also, poor
compliance with diabetes
medications often hinders the
effectiveness of these drugs. It
may be easier to get someone to
take an herb with food or in a
beverage, as opposed to a
pill." : : The study appears
in a recent issue of the Journal
of the American Dietetic
Association. : : Thirty-nine
healthy adults participated in
four separate meal tolerance
tests. These meals, which were
given in beverage form, were
spaced three to 14 days apart.
Each participant fasted for at
least 10 hours before consuming
the test beverage. : :
Participants were asked to drink
about two cups' worth of the
chilled beverage, which contained
zero, 500, 700 or 1,000
milligrams of Salacia oblonga
extract. Afterward, the
researchers used the finger-prick
method to draw blood samples from
each person every 15 to 30
minutes for three hours. These
blood samples were used to
determine insulin and blood
glucose concentrations. The
biggest changes in blood glucose
and insulin levels usually happen
within the first two hours after
eating. : : The beverage that
contained the highest
concentration of the herbal
extract - 1,000 milligrams -
provided the most dramatic
reduction in insulin and blood
glucose levels. Insulin levels
were 29 percent lower, while
blood glucose levels were 23
percent lower as compared to the
control drink, which contained no
herbal extract. : : As Salacia
oblonga can cause intestinal gas,
the researchers had the study
participants collect breath
hydrogen samples hourly for eight
hours after drinking the test
beverage. The participants
collected their breath in small
plastic tubes. The researchers
then analyzed these breath
samples for hydrogen and methane
content - the level of either
substance in the breath
corresponds to the level
contained in the colon. : : The
subjects also rated the frequency
and intensity of nausea,
abdominal cramping and distention
and gas for two days after
consuming each test meal. : :
While the test beverages
containing Salacia oblonga caused
an increase in breath hydrogen
excretion, reports of
gastrointestinal discomfort were
minimal, Hertzler said. : : Right
now he and his colleagues are
trying to figure out what dose of
the herb is most effective, and
when it should be taken relative
to a meal. : : "We want to
know how long it takes for the
herb to bind to the enzymes that
break down carbohydrates,"
Hertzler said. "The
participants in this study took
the herb with their meal, but
maybe taking it before eating
would be even more
effective." : : The
researchers also want to study
the effects of Salacia oblonga in
people with diabetes. : : "A
lot of studies show that lowering
blood sugar levels reduces the
risk for all kinds of
diabetes-related complications,
such as kidney disease and nerve
and eye damage," Hertzler
said. "We want to see if
this herb has this kind of
effect." : : Salacia oblonga
is still relatively difficult to
find in the United States,
Hertzler said, although there are
manufacturers that sell the herb
through the Internet. : : This
study was supported by the Ross
Products Division of Abbott
Laboratories in Columbus. : :
Hertzler is continuing to conduct
Salacia oblonga studies with the
Ross Products Division of Abbott
Laboratories. He has no links to
the company beyond this
affiliation. : : Hertzler
conducted the work with former
Ohio State colleague Patricia
Heacock, who is now at Rutgers,
the State University of New
Jersey; Jennifer Williams, a
clinical scientist with Ross
Products Division, Abbott
Laboratories; and Bryan Wolf, a
former research scientists with
Ross Products Division |
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