A white sweet potato extract from the plant Ipomoea batatas can cure diabetes, adding to other recent studies show blood glucose lowering benefits of coffee tree gingko, and nuts. Diabetes is at epidemic proportions, but traditional medicine has used plants to treat this condition worldwide.
The researchers are now studying the plant Ipomoea batatas, a traditional sweet treat potatoes from the mountains of Japan. The white sweet potato has been used for centuries in Japan to treat high blood pressure, anemia and diabetes. The first potatoes from the region Kagawa of Japan, a mountainous area between Osaka and Hiroshima.
Recent research with sweet potato extract has shown promise in stabilizing blood sugar in type 2 diabetes. A study in Austria and Italy, recruited 60 participants who consumed 4 g of an extract of white sweet potato called caiapo. After three months, many reported a decrease in blood glucose of 15 points.
When participants consumed 2 grams of extract, the results are not therapeutic, but also those relating to 4 grams a day diet showed at least a 13 percent reduction in blood sugar levels, and 30 percent drop in levels cholesterol and a 13 percent drop in LDL cholesterol.
The extract caiapo seems to have an effect by reducing insulin resistance; However, further tests to confirm these findings. Sweet join the ranks of other foods thought to help reduce insulin resistance and prevent diabetes, such as coffee and nuts.
Coffee reduces diabetes risk
The survey showed that one cup of coffee reduced risk of diabetes than seven percent. These findings, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, collected data from several studies that reached over half a million participants.
Nuts lower blood sugar
Nuts have been shown to reduce blood sugar by slowing the digestion of carbohydrates, according to the American Diabetes Association. Nuts also contain important nutrients such as magnesium and fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, which also benefit a diabetic diet.
Ginkgo Biloba Herb Treats Diabetes
The herb Ginkgo biloba has long been used in Japan and China as a treatment for high blood sugar levels. The tree is one of the oldest known in the world and contains a powerful antioxidant. A ginkgo tree survived the nuclear explosion in Hiroshima during the Second World War. Ginkgo has been used to treat diabetic retinopathy, because it helps increase blood flow to the eyes, and limbs.