07/09/2018 / By Michelle Simmons
A new study has shown that the extract of Portulaca oleracea (known as the common purslane) contains hypoglycemic and pancreatic protective properties. The study, published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, investigated the effects of P. oleracea extract against diabetes.
Based on the findings of the study, the researchers concluded that P. oleracea extract can be a potential preventive treatment for diabetes.
For the full text of the study, visit this link.
Journal Reference:
Ramadan, BK, Schaalan MF, Tolba AM. HYPOGLYCEMIC AND PANCREATIC PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017; 17(37). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1530-1
Tagged Under: common purslane, diabetes, diabetes prevention, food as medicine, food cures, glucose levels, herbal medicine, herbal plants, insulin, natural cures, Portulaca oleracea, superweed
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