Household herb Chandrashoor fights diabetes

  • | Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

ALLAHABAD: The incidence of diabetes among Indian population has now reached alarming proportions. All these parameters are known to aggravate diabetes related complications which affect the heart, kidney and liver. The WHO has listed 21,000 plants, which are used for medicinal purposes around the world and there are about 800 plants, which have been reported to show antidiabetic potential. The present study is part of this initiative.Explaining the importance of the present research, Prof Rizvi added 'our findings provide a scientific validation of the use of Lepidium sativum as an adjunct therapy in diabetes'. With an estimated 50 million diagnosed patients, India now holds the dubious distinction of being the diabetes capital of the world the team of Prof S I Rizvi of the department of Biochemistry, Allahabad University has provided scientific evidence of the anti-diabetic potential of Indian herb chandrashoor (Lepidium sativum).In a recent research paper published in the journal Progress in Health Sciences (Poland), the team has proved that this herbs control diabetes.

ALLAHABAD: The incidence of diabetes among Indian population has now reached alarming proportions. With an estimated 50 million diagnosed patients, India now holds the dubious distinction of being the diabetes capital of the world the team of Prof S I Rizvi of the department of Biochemistry, Allahabad University has provided scientific evidence of the anti-diabetic potential of Indian herb chandrashoor (Lepidium sativum).In a recent research paper published in the journal Progress in Health Sciences (Poland), the team has proved that this herbs control diabetes."One has to understand that diabetes has no cure in modern medicine as modern drugs are therefore aimed at management of the condition as such my team and our counterparts at department and Food Technology Centre of AU focussed our research on exploring the medicinal aspects of traditional Indian medicine in maintaining diabetic condition and found scientific evidence of the anti-diabetic potential of Indian herb chandrashoor.Conducting their study on rats, the team of researchers found that seeds of chandrashoor given to experimentally induced diabetic rats lowered blood sugar, cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase and oxidation of lipids. All these parameters are known to aggravate diabetes related complications which affect the heart, kidney and liver."Modern and orthodox medicines, currently available for the management and treatment of diabetes mellitus, result in serious side effects such as hepatotoxicity, abdominal pain, flatulence, diarrhea, and hypoglycaemia", explained Dr Neetu Mishra, faculty at department of food technology and another member of the scientific team.Researchers are now trying to find the scientific basis of Ayurvedic medicines based on plants. The WHO has listed 21,000 plants, which are used for medicinal purposes around the world and there are about 800 plants, which have been reported to show antidiabetic potential. The present study is part of this initiative.Explaining the importance of the present research, Prof Rizvi added 'our findings provide a scientific validation of the use of Lepidium sativum as an adjunct therapy in diabetes'.

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