Drink Deep, Live Long The 2,000 Year-old Diabetic Tea:
Would you like a cup of Gymnema Herbal Tea? If you were to visit either
India or Sri Lanka you might be offered a cup. It appears that if you
suffered from diabetes it might be beneficial to drink.
For more than 2,000 years gymnema sylvestre has been used as
both a medicine as well as a common drink in India. Today a growing body
of evidence seems to support the use of this herb in the treatment of
diabetes.
According to WiseGeek.com, “The U.S. National Library of
Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) find ‘good
scientific evidence’ that gymnema sylvestre can be helpful in
controlling blood sugar levels in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
when used in conjunction with insulin and other medications
as prescribed by a doctor. It is important that people with existing
blood sugar issues talk to their doctors before adding gymnema sylvestre
to their diet, as insulin or other medications may need to be reduced.”
A plant extract from the rainforests of India, gymnema sylvestre has
been subjected to multiple scientific tests and the end result seems to
be that science would agree that taken with a doctor’s prescribed
insulin regimen this herb can provide relief from certain diabetic
symptoms. Specifically this product may serve to encourage the body to
produce additional insulin. King’s College in London produced a study in
2005 that indicated the herb does in fact increase insulin secretion.
One rather remarkable attribute is that the tea provides a
short-term desensitization to the taste of something sweet. In other
words if you were to eat a piece of candy following consumption of
Gymnema Herbal Tea it would not taste sweet. Even eating a piece of
fruit would find that your taste buds do not recognize the sweet taste
of the fruit. This effect is generally gone within 30 minutes of
completing a cup of tea, but if taken with meals it may reduce your desire for desert.
Preliminary research also suggests that drinking Gymnema
Herbal Tea might serve to lower bad cholesterol and lower triglycerides.
Many researchers also view the effects of gymnema sylvestre as
cumulative. In other words the longer you use the herbal supplement the
greater the end results will be. You may not see or feel much change in
the first few days or even weeks of using this product, but over time it
may prove helpful.
The Hindi refer to this herb as Gur-mar, which is literally translated ‘sugar destroyer’.
As with all herbs the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) does
not regulate nor do they test the assertions made by herbal
manufacturers. That being said the scientific community has done a
service for those who appreciate a more holistic approach to managed
care. By discovering the primary compounds within gymnema sylvestre they
have found that there is good reason for the people of India to rely on
the herb for assistance with diabetes. India’s good news is now a
common export.
Gymnema Herbal Tea can be found online, but it may also be
found in many health food stores. You may benefit by asking your primary
care physician if the use of this herb may be helpful in the care of
your diabetes.
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