Control of hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia by plant product

A herbal powder consisting of Guargum, Methi, Tundika and Meshasringi was administered to thirty control and thirty NIDDM patients twice daily before principal meals for four weeks. Oral GTT showed improvement in both control and patient groups. Serum total and LDL cholesterol also fell significantl...

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Published inJournal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 42; no. 1; p. 33
Main Authors Bhardwaj, P K, Dasgupta, D J, Prashar, B S, Kaushal, S S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.01.1994
Subjects
Absorption
Blood Glucose - analysis
Case-Control Studies
Cholesterol - blood
Cholesterol, LDL - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - urine
Drug Combinations
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Galactans - therapeutic use
Glucose Tolerance Test
Humans
Hyperglycemia - blood
Hyperglycemia - prevention & control
Hyperlipidemias - blood
Hyperlipidemias - prevention & control
Male
Mannans - therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Plant Extracts - therapeutic use
Plant Gums
Plants, Medicinal
Trigonella
Xylose - pharmacokinetics
Xylose - urine
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Summary:A herbal powder consisting of Guargum, Methi, Tundika and Meshasringi was administered to thirty control and thirty NIDDM patients twice daily before principal meals for four weeks. Oral GTT showed improvement in both control and patient groups. Serum total and LDL cholesterol also fell significantly in both the groups after the trial period. Test meal of the herbal powder with D-Xylose excretion was otherwise normal. Follow up for upto two years did not reveal any long term side effect of the powder. This powder, therefore, can be effectively used to reduce postprandial blood glucose and LDL cholesterol in NIDDM patients as a long term measure.
ISSN:0004-5772