Bitter melon can play a hypoglycemic effect in many ways. Bitter melon extract has important social significance for the prevention and treatment of diabetes.
Bitter Gourd Extract For Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease caused by insulin resistance and islet β-cell dysfunction, often accompanied by other metabolic abnormalities. The prevalence of diabetes continues to increase and the onset tends to be younger.
A number of studies have confirmed that lifestyle interventions that change dietary structure can effectively prevent and treat diabetes, including plant foods rich in vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber.
The resistance and poor adherence of diabetic patients to conventional treatment has paved the way for the use of effective natural medicines and dietary supplements. Nutrition studies have confirmed that compared with some common vegetables, Momordica charantia has higher nutritional content, rich in vitamins, minerals and cellulose. Especially vitamin C and dietary fiber, they make bitter gourd as an effective dietary supplement.
Bitter Melon for Lowering Blood Sugar
1. Improves islet β-cell function
2. Improve insulin resistance
3. Inhibit intestinal glucose absorption
4. Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative stress
Bitter Melon Extract Safety
At present, most of the studies on bitter melon are preclinical experiments, and the number of patients in clinical studies is limited. The most commonly observed adverse reactions include mild diarrhea and abdominal pain, which subside after discontinuation of use. The risks associated with long-term use of bitter melon have not been studied. Therefore, the safety of bitter melon as a clinical hypoglycemic drug has not been fully confirmed.
There are no reports of serious adverse reactions or withdrawal reactions affecting the digestive system or central nervous system after oral administration of bitter melon and its various extracts. In addition, because bitter melon protein has anti-fertility activity, people who are planning to conceive or become pregnant should take bitter melon-related drugs with caution. People who are allergic to other plants in the Cucurbitaceae family should always avoid taking bitter melon-related medications.
Summary
Diabetes has become a worldwide public health problem, bringing a huge burden of disease and economic burden. Bitter melon is one of the hypoglycemic drugs in traditional medicine in many countries and has been used as an effective dietary supplement. It has important economic benefits and social significance to continue to study bitter melon and apply it to clinical treatment of diabetes.
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