1. The document discusses several herbs that can help control diabetes, including aloe vera, amla, bael leaves, beans, bitter gourd, cinnamon, cucumber, curry leaves, fenugreek, garlic, ginger, ginseng, gymnema sylvestre, isabgole, onion, and turmeric. 2. Some of the herbs discussed and their effects include amla stimulating insulin production, cinnamon improving blood glucose and cholesterol, ginger reducing blood sugar levels, ginseng enhancing insulin release and blood sugar lowering, and gymnema assisting pancreas insulin production and improving insulin effectiveness. 3. The herbs are said to control diabetes through various mechanisms like stimulating insulin production

2. Diabetes Control Through Herbs
By Allah Dad Khan

16. Popular Herbs
Some Classical
Examples

17. 1. Aloe Vera

18. Amla
(Amala): One tsp of its juice mixed with a cup of
fresh bitter gourd juice, taken daily for 2
months, stimulates islets of langerhans (a part
of Pancreas) and enable persons to secrete
natural insulin.

19. Bael Leaves
• They are scientifically
proved to be anti-
diabetic. Drink fresh
juice of leaves with
pinch of pepper.

20. Beans
Beans: Beans are high in
carbohydrate and fiber
and stimulates the
production of insulin. It
should be eaten
liberally to keep
diabetes under control.

21. Berries

22. Bitter Gourd

23. Cabbage
It is as effective as
insulin.

24. Cinnamon
Cinnamon (Dalchini): Results
from a clinical study
published in the Diabetes
Care journal in 2003
suggest that cinnamon
bark improves blood
glucose and cholesterol
levels in people with type
2 diabetes, and may
reduce risk factors
associated with diabetes
and cardiovascular
disease.

25. Cucumber
• Cucumber : This low
carbohydrate vegetable
is beneficial in the
prevention and control
of diabetes.

26. Curry Patta
• Eating 10 fresh fully-
grown curry leaves
every morning for
3months is said to
prevent diabetes

27. Fenugreak

28. Garlic

29. Ginkgo Biloba
• Ginkgo biloba extract may prove useful for
prevention and treatment of early-stage
diabetic neuropathy.

30. Ginger
• It is rich in gingerols, that can increase uptake of glucose into muscle cells
without using insulin, and may therefore assist in the management of high
blood sugar levels. Two ginger extracts spissum and an oily extract interact
with serotonin receptors to reveres their effect on insulin secretion.
Treatment led to a 35% drop in blood glucose levels and a 10 per cent
increase in plasma insulin levels.

31. Ginseng
• Asian ginseng is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat diabetes.
It has been shown to enhance the release of insulin from the pancreas and to
increase the number of insulin receptors. It also has a direct blood sugar-lowering
effect.
A recent study found that 200 mg of ginseng extract per day improved blood sugar
control as well as energy levels in Type 2 diabetes (NIDDM).

32. Gymnema Sylvestre (Gurmar, Meshasringi,
Cherukurinja)
• Gymnema assists the pancreas in the production of insulin in Type 2 diabetes.
Gymnema also improves the ability of insulin to lower blood sugar in both Type 1
and Type 2 diabetes. It decreases cravings for sweet. This herb can be an excellent
substitute for oral blood sugar-lowering drugs in Type 2 diabetes. Some people
take 500 mg per day of gymnema extract

33. Isabgole:
It helps in controlling blood sugar in diabetics by
inhibiting the excessive absorption of sugars
from the intestines.

34. Jaman

35. Onion
• It has active hypoglycemic substances, r allyl
propyl disulphide & allicin.

36. Turmeric
Its efficacy increases when effective with an
equal amount of amla powder.