Tinospora Cordifolia, Guduchi/Giloy, Heart-Leaved Moonseed)

Tinospora cordifolia, Guduchi/Giloy, Heart-Leaved Moonseed): Giloy, known for its immunity building properties, can also be extremely beneficial to control blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes. Helps improve digestion, reduce excessive thirst, boost energy and immunity. Giloy also helps in weight management by improving overall metabolism. It also increases platelet count and might help in dengue fever. Used for various skin problems as it helps to remove toxins from the body. Giloy helps to control high cholesterol level in the body by improving the metabolism and eliminating toxins from the body which are responsible for high cholesterol. Giloy helps in the management of pain and inflammation in arthritis. 

Safety: 5-15 ratti (0.6-2 gm)

A study published in PubMed Central observes that giloy has powerful anti-diabetic properties.

Giloy improves metabolism by working on digestion (known as a pachan property in Ayurveda). What’s more, it also improves absorption (known as deepan property in Ayurveda). Both these functions, when performed smoothly by our body, leads to better regulation of blood sugar levels. Moreover, giloy has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which means that it can also help with diabetes-related illnesses such as the healing of wounds and kidney function.

When it comes to consumption, it is ideal to have giloy right in the morning on an empty stomach for enhanced digestion. You can choose to consume its juice, pop a small capsule of it, or mix giloy powder with warm water to consume it. Rest assured, you will see just how beneficial it is to manage blood sugar levels!

Tinospora Cordifolia

Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) is very effective in improving the body’s immune system. It is also an effective immunostimulant. Guduchi herb helps in treating different types of fever and dyspepsia, very effective in treating hepatitis, arthritis and recurrent infections. Guduchi possesses anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-allergic and anti-rheumatic properties. Regulates blood sugar level and hence very effective in diabetes & hypoglycaemia. 

Scientist tested out that daily dose of Guduchi decreases the blood glucose level and increases glucose tolerance in rodents. Aqueous extract of Guduchi also caused a reduction in blood sugar The aqueous extract of roots of Guduchi has shown the anti-oxidant action in alloxan diabetes.

Anti-diabetes action:

Extracts from the stem of this plant have been found to inhibit the activity of an enzyme called alpha glucosidase which is involved with the breakdown of glucose. This inhibition helps to delay the process of digestion of carbohydrates and therefore, glucose is absorbed much more slowly, an effect that is helpful in preventing hyperglycemia in diabetics.