#Pastuchaca #Geranium #diieslianum & # Diabetes

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One of the ingreadents in the Diabetisan  Tea I bought.


>>Geranium dielsianum (GD) is a perennial plant found in the Andean highlands of Peru. Over the decades, the decoction of GD has been consumed as a tea protective against diabetes. Furthermore, GD has traditionally been used as an anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diarrheal folk medicine. However, there is little scientific evidence elucidating its effects. This study aimed to test the effect of the GD extract on the intestinal environment. In male Sprague–Dawley rats, GD extract increased levels of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli and decreased levels of Clostridium leptum subgroup and Bacteroides group in the intestine. Furthermore, 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid was present at high concentrations in the caecal content of GD extract intake group. Through the above changes in microbiota and microbial metabolites, faecal bulk and moisture increased and caecal pH and putrefactive products decreased. These results suggest that GD extract has a potent prebiotic effect.<<
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>>Abstract: The methanolic extract of pasuchaca (Geranium dielsiaum) (PsEx) was found to suppress blood glucose elevation after oral administration of sucrose, maltose, and starch, but not after oral administration of glucose, in the mouse. In vitro examination of the inhibitory effect of PsEx on maltase activity revealed that PsEx strongly inhibited mouse small intestine maltase activity. Taken together, these results suggest that the inhibitory effect of PsEx on alpha-glucosidase activity might contribute to delay in carbohydrate digestion and subsequent lowering of the blood glucose level, thereby leading to prevention and cure of diabetes.Download link for full text

Good Plant and Media Reference: 
>>Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium family)

Genus: Geranium Specie: dielsianum Knuth.

Common names: pasochaca, pulipunche, andocushma

Part(s) used: aerial herbal parts (stems, leaves, flowers) (Herba geranii)<<

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