Can you imagine that on your list of diabetes products, Chamomile could be at the top? Chamomile has been used as an herbal tea and as a medicinal cure-all to treat a variety of medical problems including stress, colds and menstrual cramps, and it could be the next glucose control "solution."
Scientists recently proposed that the herbal tea might be beneficial for fighting diabetes, but the theory hasn’t been scientifically tested until recently.
Researchers in Japan and the United Kingdom report that drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage.
The findings could lead to the development of a new chamomile-based treatment for type 2 diabetes, which is at epidemic levels in the United States and spreading worldwide.
The researchers fed chamomile extract to a group of diabetic rats for 21 days and compared the results to a group of control animals on a normal diet.
The chamomile-supplemented animals showed a significant decrease in blood glucose levels compared with the controls, they say. The extract also showed significant inhibition of both ALR2 enzymes and sorbitol, whose elevated levels are associated with increased diabetic complications, the scientists say.
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