This short article looks at plants known contemporarily and traditionally used to lower blood sugar and boost absorption of sugars within the body. The list of plants featured here’s designed to be an introduction; I shall offer a lot more information on plants, remedies and alternative therapies for a number of ordinary ailments. You’ll in addition be provided with recipes and healthy homemade decoctions.

1. Barley (Hordeum Vulgari)

Study shows that the increased content of beta-glucan soluble fiber found in barley helps to slow absorption of glucose in the blood stream. Barley, unlike many grains which have fiber only in the outer bran covering (wheat, rice, glucotrust amazon (click here to read) etc.); contains fiber throughout the entire kernel. This make it a grain than may be well prepared in many ways with no fear of losing its nutrients. Barley contains fiber (soluble and insoluble), is cholesterol free, low in fat, contains vitamins B1 and B3, zinc, magnesium, iron, selenium, phosphorous and copper. It’s also full of ant-oxidants and phyto-nutrients.

2. Banaba (Lagerstroemia Speciosa)

Banaba is a variety of crepe myrtle that grows mostly in Malaysia, India as well as Philippines. It’s promoted for the effects of its on blood sugar and as a fat burning compound. Data is still being put forward on the practical use of this vegetable in managing blood sugar, but evidence so far show that the corsolic acid as well as tannins present work to help the absorption of excess glucose within the body.

3. Bitter Melon (Momordica Charantia)

This small vine growing, gourd as fruit, associated with the cucumber enjoys a long history of using in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean as, among others, a remedy for diabetes. It’s pretty bitter, but utilized also as a vegetable with a few meat dishes. Tinctures as well as capsules are ready out of the dried fruit and used as an effective blood sugar controlling agent

4. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Verum/Cinnamomum Cassia)