Description
SALACIA OBLONGA
In addition to treating diabetes, salacia is used for treating gonorrhea, asthma, itchiness, joint pain (rheumatism), obesity, thirst, and menstrual problems.
Salacia oblonga has a long history of use in the traditional Ayurvedic medicine system of India. Its bark has been used for treating diabetes, diarrhea, fever, arthritis, gonorrhea and skin diseases.
Medicinal uses of Salacia oblonga
- Improves blood sugar- Salacia oblonga inhibits carbohydrate absorption, increase the efficiency of insulin action, decrease postprandial insulin, increases tissue glucose sensitivity, decrease in blood glucose, and decrease HbA1c.
- Cholesterol control- S oblonga has lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory effects. It is capable of improving lipid profiles and systemic inflammation in diabetics. It lowers serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and increasing HDL cholesterol levels.
- Kidney tonic- Oblonga stabilizes kidney function both in diabetics and nondiabetics, suggesting it benefits for CKD patients thus consider as a kidney tonic.
- Lower blood pressure- A rat study has noted the Salacia lowered blood pressure.
- Protects heart– Oblonga has cardioprotection property.
- Liver protective- it is hepatoprotective, useful for liver related conditions.
- Inhibits weight gain- thus controls the weight gain. It is much useful for those who are obese and having both diabetes and cholesterol.
- Traditionally, it has been in use to treat arthritis, diarrhea, fever, gonorrhea, obesity, menstrual problems, and skin diseases.
