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Antidiabetic |
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An antidiabetic is a drug that helps to control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes mellitus.
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Plants having 'Antidiabetic' activity
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| Taraxacum officinale | All parts of the plant, but especially the root, are slightly aperient, cholagogue, depurative, strongly diuretic, hepatic, laxative, stomachic and tonic. The root is also experimentally cholagogue, hypoglycaemic and a weak antibiotic against yeast infections; antitumor and hypoglycemic (plant); prevents gall and kidney stone formation and aids in eliminating these stones. if present (root and leaf). | | Urtica dioica | Antiparamecium (leaf extract); astringent, diuretic (which relieves rheumatism and edema), increases metabolic rate, anticancer, antidiabetes, antianemic, cholinergic and histaminic (plant); inflammatory (stinging hairs). | | Vaccinium uliginosum | Antiseptic, astringent, carminative, hypnotic and hypoglycaemic | | Zanthoxylum armatum | Appetizer, anthelmintic, bitter, digestible and tasty (fruit); anthelmintic, tonic (seeds); hypoglycaemic (stems with thorns). | | |