The application of Chinese medicines and foods against diabetes has a history of thousands of years in China. Not only is the efficacy precise, but also the side effects are few. Ancient and modern clinical practice and recent experimental research has proved that a number of Chinese medicine and food, on the prevention and treatment of diabetes (the ancient name "thirst") has a certain role.
Ginseng: The use of ginseng in the treatment of thirst is the traditional experience of Chinese medicine. According to the introduction of "Compendium of Materia Medica", ginseng is not studied, and it is effective in treating thirst by mixing it with egg white. Modern clinics have also found that ginseng can reduce urine sugar in patients with mild diabetes, and some patients can reduce the dosage of insulin after taking ginseng. Experimental studies have shown that ginseng can reduce hyperglycemia in rabbits caused by injection of epinephrine, hypertonic glucose, etc. It is also effective in tetrodiazepine diabetes mellitus in rats and mice. Ginseng extract also has the effect of regulating blood sugar.
Astragalus: Astragalus is an important medicine to replenish qi. Astragalus is also used as the main medicine in the "Astragalus Soup", which is a specialized treatment for thirst. In the Song Dynasty, there was a famous recipe for the treatment of diabetic skin lesions similar to the modern term, called "astragalus six one soup" (astragalus six, licorice one). In modern times, astragalus has also been reported to lower blood sugar in rabbits. Another study showed that the injection of astragalus polysaccharide, has a two-way regulation of blood sugar, that is, both to protect against hypoglycemia, but also against experimental hyperglycemia.
Di Huang: Di Huang efficacy to nourish yin and clear the heat to generate fluids, meet the diabetes yin deficiency and dry heat of the disease mechanism, so ancient and modern doctors in the treatment of this disease, often use it. This method of promoting qi and nourishing yin, focusing on adjusting the patient's yin and yang, qi and blood imbalance, so both can receive a better therapeutic effect, but also does not cause hypoglycemia, liver and kidney damage side effects. Clinical use of dihuang as the main medicine of six flavors of dihuang pill, the treatment of diabetes also has a certain efficacy. In recent years, experimental studies have confirmed that dihuang has a hypoglycemic effect in animals.
Zhimu: Zhimu has the function of clearing heat and fire, nourishing Yin and moistening dryness, and generating fluids to quench thirst. The Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica recorded its "main thirst heat". In recent times, it has been used in conjunction with smallpox pollen, schizandra, and astragalus, such as the famous doctor Zhang Xichun's thirst-quenching formula, Yuyi Tang, which is so paired. In modern times, there are reports that Zhi Mu water immersion extract drug, can reduce the blood glucose level of rabbits, tetroxin diabetic rabbits more obvious effect.
Fructus Lycium barbarum: This product is used to nourish the yin of the liver and kidneys and to produce fluids to quench thirst by nourishing the internal heat and injuring the fluids of thirst. Folk thirst prescription, single steamed with this product chewing, 10 grams each time, 2 to 3 times a day, or 15 to 30 grams a day decoction tea service, are effective. If this product and nourish Yin and promote the production of fluids, beneficial products such as smallpox pollen, raw yam, raw rhizome, raw astragalus, etc., the efficacy of the same, it is better. Pharmacological studies have also proved that Ningxia wolfberry extract can cause a significant and long-lasting reduction in blood glucose in rats.
Yam: yam is beneficial to yin and yang, flat and not dry, with its treatment of thirst has a long history. Many of the famous treatment of thirst, such as six flavors of di Huang pill, Yuyi soup, etc., are equipped with yam. In recent times, it has also been reported that a single large dose of Chinese yam as a staple food, boiled in water and taken with soup, the treatment of diabetes is effective, indicating that the traditional experience does have scientific justification.
Pumpkin: Domestic and international have pumpkin treatment of diabetes has been reported, serving method is to take 250 to 500 grams of fresh pumpkin, add water and cooked food, divided into two servings, the course of treatment is not limited. Can also be 30 grams of pumpkin seeds fried, water decoction, or with the symptomatic prescription. Japanese scholars have pointed out that pumpkin powder has amazing effects on mild diabetes. According to their reports, pumpkin is very good for diabetes, and suggests cooking with adzuki beans and kelp to eat as a dish.
Winter melon: Winter melon is a cucurbitaceae plant. "Nearly effective formula" recorded: "treatment of thirst day drinking more water, urine sweet, there is like fat skin piece, day and night six or seven ten up, winter melon a, Huanglian ten two winter melon cut off the head to remove the pith, people Huanglian not, the fire snuggle, wait for Huanglian ripe, the cloth strangled winter melon to take the juice, a service of one, and then served on the day, but served two, three, to the extent of the difference." For diabetes caused by a great thirst for drinking, can also be used for winter melon mashed and twisted juice, a large number of drinks.
Bitter melon: Bitter melon also belongs to the cucurbit family, containing insulin-like active substances, there is an obvious hypoglycemic effect. Serving method: fresh bitter melon as food, 100 grams per meal, a mouth three times: or bitter melon made of dry powder, each serving 10 grams, a mouth three times, the efficiency is said to be up to 80%. Another report with bitter melon extract (insulin-like protein or peptide) treatment of diabetes 61 cases, the efficiency of 70.6%. Pharmacological studies have confirmed that the bitter melon pulp juice on tetracycline diabetic rabbits, as well as experimentally induced hyperglycemic rats, have hypoglycemic effect. Another from the bitter melon fruit, seeds and tissue cultures isolated to a polypeptide, has a strong and persistent hypoglycemic effect.
Turtle meat: This product is the meat of the soft-shelled turtle, also known as the group of fish, function of the liver and kidney of the yin, clearing the heat of the deficiency. Cooked turtle, eat meat and drink soup, has obvious hypoglycemic effect, especially for diabetes-induced emaciation is the most appropriate.
Other In addition to the varieties introduced above, with hypoglycemic effect of Chinese medicine and food are Huanglian, Shengwuga, Cangzhu, Xuanshen, Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Ophiopogon, Schisandrae chinensis, Shouwu, garlic, radish, scallion, spinach and so on. The application of traditional Chinese medicine or food for the treatment of diabetes mellitus is not only effective, but also has few side effects, which is worth summarizing and promoting, and making further in-depth research on its mechanism.
Second, which old people should not take ginseng
Ginseng is a traditional tonic in China, especially suitable for the old and weak, consumptive diseases, postoperative patients, etc. But the following old people should not take ginseng. However, the following old people should not take ginseng:
1. Suffering from arteriosclerosis. The protein factor in ginseng can inhibit lipolysis and aggravate lipid deposition in blood vessel wall, so those who have coronary heart disease, hypertension, cerebral vascular sclerosis and vasculitis should be careful to take ginseng.
2. Patients with high blood viscosity. Patients with high blood viscosity have elevated blood viscosity and poor blood flow, which is called "bruised blood" in Chinese medicine. Ginseng has the effect of promoting the growth of red blood cells, red blood cells increase, blood viscosity will be higher.
3. Insomnia. Ginseng has a central nervous system excitatory effect, insomnia cerebral cortex excitation and inhibition balance imbalance, ginseng can only aggravate insomnia.
4. Stomach disease. It has been found that the culprit of many stomach diseases is Helicobacter pylori, and ginseng has a protective effect on the bacteria, which is not conducive to the killing of drugs.
5. Cholecystitis, gallstones patients. Ginseng has estrogen-like effect, which can inhibit the biliary tract to excrete bile and thicken bile. Investigation has proved that the incidence of cholelithiasis in people who take ginseng for a long time is significantly higher.