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Salacia Oblonga Extract Helps Lower Glucose After Meals

Salacia Oblonga

Salacia Oblonga

A recent study done in July and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggested that a specie of plant found in India near Sri Lanka helps to lower glucose levels after a large meal. I have never heard of this plant before, so I decided to link to the research I found here and take a look at the overall study.

The study took a group of Type 2 Diabetics and gave them doses of Salacia Oblonga extract in either 0mg, 240mg or 480mg quantities. Then all patients had a control meal and blood glucose tests were taken. There was a reduction in glucose levels 180 minutes after the meal with the patients who took the extract over control. The findings point to a significant reduction in glucose after a big meal with the help of this herb. The entire study can be read here- Extract of Salacia oblonga lowers acute glycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Basically, this is yet another herb that has demonstrated some glucose lowering effects. I looked around on Pubmed and found another piece of research where some researchers used a cocktail of 8 Indian herbs on rats- Curcuma longa, Strychnos potatorum, Salacia oblonga, Tinospora cordifolia, Vetivelia zizanioides, Coscinium fenestratum, Andrographis paniculata and Mimosa pudica. While I have never heard of any of those, Salacia Oblonga is one of them! They fed this herbal combination to rats with induced Diabetes Mellitus and there was “significant lower levels of glucose” and that a larger dose brought back almost all the parameters to near normal levels. Please read this article as well, if your interested- Antihyperglycaemic effect of ‘Ilogen-Excel’, an ayurvedic herbal formulation in streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus.

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9 Responses to “Salacia Oblonga Extract Helps Lower Glucose After Meals”

  1. Salacia Oblonga

    You list what it is but where can it be purchased if we want to try it?

    clk

  2. I haven’t found a good source yet. If anyone finds one out there, please let me know.

    If I come across one I will post it here.

    Thanks,
    Travis Cannell

  3. R Varadarajan on June 19th, 2008 at 4:50 am

    We can supply Salacia Oblonga in its origninal root form. Please indicate your requirements and delivery details

  4. we are dooing anti microbial activity of salacia oblanga
    pls give me some usefull litrature plz

  5. we want to buy salacia oblonga extract in 25 kg bulk
    please send me a prices and specifications
    regards

    carlos melgar padilla
    carlos@grumel.com

  6. Dear Mr Vardarajan,

    I have seen your postings

    ” We can supply Salacia Oblonga in its origninal root form. Please indicate your requirements and delivery details ” Comment on June 19, 2008 04:50 am ….

    I would like to buy 5 saplings with roots for nursery development and social service amongst the poor. Can you supply this to S Rangarajan, 1 Sarvamangala Nivas, 24 Venkatraman Street, T Nagar Chennai 600 017.Mobile +91 98400 15710..E Mail
    Thanks….

  7. I WANT THE ABOVE PLANT REGULAR SUPPLY IN MT.

  8. MANJUNATH SULLOLLI on June 22nd, 2010 at 1:08 am

    hello sir, we are the members of group, GREEN EARTH, regular trekkers of western ghat forests of maharashtra, karnataka, and goa since 20 yerars. we have seen this Salacia herb being copped and smuggled extensively in the forests of Belgaum and karwar forests. villagers say that now this plant in very demand.

  9. http://www.vitacost.com has Salacia Oblonga Extract

    http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Salacia-Oblonga-Extract
    Item #: NSI 3005086
    Serving Size: 1 Capsule
    Servings per Container: 120
    Salacia Oblonga Extract (20:1) (root and stem) 500 mg

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