Chinese herbal medicine for treating high blood sugar

There are three main problems faced by modern middle-aged and elderly people, and the three highs mainly refer to high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood lipids. Any one of these three conditions that occurs is very serious, and high blood sugar can mainly lead to diabetes. So when you find that you have high blood sugar, you should find some ways to alleviate this situation. So what Chinese herbal medicines are there in life that can treat high blood sugar?

What are some Chinese medicines that can lower blood sugar?

1. Astragalus:

Pharmacological studies have shown that Astragalus has the effects of strengthening myocardial contractility, dilating coronary blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, protecting liver cells, and lowering blood sugar. In clinical practice, Astragalus is often used in combination with yin-nourishing drugs (such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc.) to treat diabetes.

2. Lycium bark:

Pharmacological studies have shown that the bark of Lycium bark has significant effects in lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. When rabbits are fed with a decoction of Rehmannia glutinosa, their blood sugar levels will first rise for a short time, and then drop permanently.

3. Coptis chinensis:

According to clinical reports, berberine can significantly lower blood sugar in the treatment of diabetes, and berberine decoction can lower blood sugar in normal mice and alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Experiments have shown that berberine's hypoglycemic mechanism does not affect the secretion and release of insulin, nor does it affect the number and affinity of insulin receptors on hepatocytes. Instead, it produces a hypoglycemic effect by inhibiting gluconeogenesis and promoting glycolysis.

4. Ginseng:

Pharmacological studies have shown that ginseng has a blood sugar-lowering effect on normal dogs and alloxan-induced diabetic dogs, and has a significant blood sugar-lowering effect on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Ginseng total saponins can significantly inhibit hyperglycemia in alloxan-induced diabetic mice and its effect can be maintained for 1 to 2 weeks after drug withdrawal. Clinical studies have shown that ginseng can not only improve general symptoms such as fatigue, thirst, weakness, etc. in the treatment of diabetes, but also lower blood sugar and urine sugar. It is suitable for patients with mild and moderate diabetes. It is more effective for those with kidney deficiency and qi and yin deficiency as diagnosed by Chinese medicine. It is not suitable for those with yin deficiency and dryness.

5. Scrophularia

It has the effects of lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. Animal experiments show that Scrophularia fluid extract can lower the blood sugar of normal rabbits.

6. Raw Rehmannia root and cooked Rehmannia root:

Pharmacological studies have shown that both have hypoglycemic effects and can inhibit experimental hyperglycemia. Their hypoglycemic ingredient is rehmannia.

Anemarrhena asphodeloides: Anemarrhena asphodeloides water extract can lower blood sugar in experimental animals, and its effect is more obvious on drug-induced blood sugar increase. A prescription of 12 grams each of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Radix Trichosanthis, and Radix Ophiopogonis and 5 grams of Coptis chinensis for decoction can improve the symptoms of diabetes (such as thirst, polydipsia, etc.).

7. Polygonatum sibiricum:

Its ingredients include mucus, starch and sugar. It has the effects of resisting fatty liver, lowering blood sugar and blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and preventing atherosclerosis.

8. Morus alba bark, mulberry:

A study on the blood sugar lowering effects of 50 traditional medicines for treating diabetes showed that mulberry bark and mulberry have significant blood sugar lowering effects, especially mulberry bark.

9. Schisandra

It nourishes the lungs and kidneys, promotes the production of body fluids and restrains sweat, astringes semen and stops diarrhea, and calms the mind and soothes the nerves. It has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, can strengthen the heart, promote metabolism, and improve the overall condition of diabetic patients.

10. Wolfberry:

It has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood pressure and resisting fatty liver.

11. Pueraria root:

The flavonoids extracted from Pueraria root can increase the flow of blood to the brain and coronary blood vessels, reduce vascular resistance, and have the effect of lowering blood pressure. Puerarin can significantly reduce the blood sugar level in alloxan-induced diabetic mice, and the hypoglycemic effect is long-lasting.

12. Kelp:

Kelp contains alginate, amino acids, riboflavin, vitamin C, potassium, iodine, calcium, etc. There is an ingredient in kelp called sodium alginate, which can increase the sensitivity of diabetic patients to insulin, reduce fasting blood sugar, improve sugar tolerance, and meet the requirements of high-carbohydrate dietary treatment.