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Study shows milk thistle extract treats diabetes by lowering blood sugar,

protecting liver

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NewsTarget) As waistlines increase so does the spread of type 2 diabetes, but

an Iranian study has shown that Silybum marianum (silymarin) -- an

antioxidant extracted from milk thistle seeds -- can help treat the condition,

and its

flavolignans can also protect the liver. The research published in Phytotherapy

Research looked at a group of 51 patients who had type 2 diabetes for at

least two years. The entire group continued traditional oral hypoglycemic

treatments during the trial, and were examined monthly. Twenty-five of the

participants were given 200 milligrams of silymarin three times daily for four

months,

and the remaining 26 received a placebo.

 

The treatment group showed a significant reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin

(sugar bound to hemoglobin in the blood), fasting blood glucose levels, and

an insignificant decrease in blood lipids. The fasting blood glucose levels and

glycosylated hemoglobin levels increased significantly in the placebo group.

 

" We don't know the exact mechanism of action for this effect, but this work

shows that silymarin could play an important role in treating type 2 diabetes, "

said lead author Fallah Huseini of the Institute of Medicinal Plants, Tehran,

Iran.

 

" Silymarin seems to be more effective at controlling blood sugar than even

the most expensive diabetes drugs, " said Mike Adams, author of " How to Halt

Diabetes in 25 Days. " " Yet silymarin actually protects the liver instead of

damaging it like pharmaceuticals do. This is genuine medicine provided by

nature. "

 

More information on herbs such as silymarin and health issues such as type 2

diabetes, visit www.HerbReference.com.

 

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