As the world wakes up to the freshness of nature and natural products, Herbs take on a leading role. Simple everyday foods and herbs have moved out of the kitchen to be an effective, inexpensive and safe part of health care. The time-tested science of Ayurveda uses the goodness of single herbs and different foods to keep your body at its healthiest best. Women Fitness presents a detailed Directory of herbs.
Galega
officinalis
(also known as Goat's Rue, French Lilac, Italian Fitch or Professor-weed) is
a plant from the Galega genus of the Faboideae.
Medical Use
Galega officinalis has been known since the Middle Ages for relieving the
symptoms of diabetes mellitus. Upon analysis, it turned out to contain
guanidine, a substance that decreases blood sugar by decreasing insulin
resistance.
Chemical derivatives from the biguanide class of medication include
metformin (Glucophage, commonly prescribed for diabetics) and the older,
withdrawn agent phenformin.
This herb actually decreases the cellular resistance to insulin, allowing
the cells to utilize the insulin more efficiently in metabolizing glucose.
It also decreases the absorption of glucose from the small intestine. It
reduces the formation of glucose in the liver, and it increases the uptake
and utilization of glucose in the fat and muscle cells throughout the body.
Non-insulin dependent diabetics are able to better maintain blood glucose
levels closer to the normal range, while insulin dependent diabetics are
often able to reduce their insulin dosage and more easily maintain stable
levels of the blood glucose.
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Anemia is a medical condition in which the blood has a deficiency of red blood cells or of the hemoglobin these cells need to carry oxygen. Nutritionists feel that blood nourishing herbs aid in the absorption of iron as well as providing other benefits to the blood. And with lower doses of iron, the unpleasant side effects can be avoided.
