Chinese herbal medicine 1, ginseng 2, coptis root 3, kudzu root 4 and guava leaf are reported to make their leaves into hypoglycemic tablets for oral administration, which have the functions of lowering blood pressure and blood lipid, and are especially suitable for diabetic patients complicated with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Its effective component may be flavonoids, which is effective for patients with normal insulin type and ineffective for patients with low insulin secretion, suggesting that its function is not to directly improve the secretion function of insulin P cells, but to improve the utilization of sugar in surrounding tissues.

5. Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a Chinese herbal medicine for lowering blood sugar.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract has the function of regulating blood sugar, obviously reducing the blood sugar of alloxan diabetic mice, obviously improving the glucose tolerance of aged rats and preventing fasting hypoglycemia of aged rats.

6. What kind of porridge should Chinese herbal medicine drink?

4, Pueraria lobata white rice porridge: 30 grams of Pueraria lobata powder, rice 100 grams. Cook porridge with white rice, add kudzu root powder and cook until the rice is rotten into porridge. Suitable for thin diabetic patients.

What foods can lower blood sugar?

1, Onion: Onion contains substances that stimulate patients to synthesize and secrete insulin, which can improve patients' insulin function. Therefore, it is helpful for diabetic patients to lower blood sugar. Moreover, prostaglandin A and thiamine acid contained in it have the functions of dilating blood vessels, regulating blood lipid and preventing arteriosclerosis. Therefore, it is most suitable for diabetic patients with dyslipidemia.

4. Bitter gourd: Although bitter, bitter gourd contains a high content of vitamin C, which has obvious hypoglycemic effect and can stimulate the effective release of insulin.