A moringa and paneer booti syrup shows promise against high blood sugar
Medicinal Plants
The moringa tree many gardeners grow for its edible leaves and pods is showing up in labs as a legitimate blood-sugar-lowering ingredient, not just a superfood buzzword.
Scientists took two plants long used in traditional Indian medicine, moringa (often called the drumstick tree) and a plant called Withania coagulans, and turned them into a syrup meant to help with diabetes. They checked things like how thick, stable, and acidic the syrup was to make sure it would hold up on a shelf and deliver its active compounds safely. The syrup passed all these quality checks, and the plants' natural chemicals, like flavonoids and alkaloids, are the ones credited with the potential blood-sugar benefits.
Key Findings
The herbal syrup combined Moringa oleifera and Withania coagulans extracts, both traditionally used in Ayurveda for antidiabetic effects.
Key phytochemicals identified include flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, and steroids, believed to support insulin production and glucose reduction.
All measured quality parameters, including pH, density, viscosity, stability, and specific gravity, fell within acceptable pharmaceutical ranges.
chevron_right Technical Summary
Researchers combined moringa leaves and a lesser-known Ayurvedic plant called Withania coagulans into a syrup and tested it for blood sugar-lowering potential, finding the formulation stable and consistent with traditional antidiabetic claims.
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FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTIDIABETIC HERBAL SYRUP USING MORINGA OLEIFERA AND WITHANIA COAGULANS
Since herbal remedies are utilized in systems like Unani, Ayurveda, and Siddha, they are considered traditional. Medical disorders such as hyperglycemia are prevalent in today's population. In orde...
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Moringa is the sole genus in the plant family Moringaceae. It contains 13 species, which occur in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia and that range in size from tiny herbs to massive trees. Moringa species grow quickly in many types of environments.