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Curry leaves Benefits in Diabetes: Curry leaves are full of medicinal properties, which are mostly used for making tadka. People add seasoning to things like sambar, vegetable, kadhi, dal, upma etc. with curry leaves. It changes both the taste and aroma of food. Curry leaves contain many nutrients like fiber, calcium, iron, protein, magnesium, antioxidants etc. which remove inflammation, boost digestion, improve heart health. Do you know that consumption of curry leaves is very beneficial in diabetes also? Know how here?
Our kitchen is a wonderful dispensary. Many things kept in the tadka box are very beneficial for health. The specialty of ‘curry leaves’ is different among them. Many people use it only for fragrance and keep it aside in food. But curry leaves are a good solution especially for diabetics. Curry leaves work very well in controlling blood sugar level, science also says the same. After all, how does curry leaf control sugar? How should it be used? Let us know.
What does science say?..Curry leaves contain many medicinal compounds. Famous writer Dr. Bharat B. Aggarwal has also told the same thing in his book named ‘Healing Spices’. Scientists from Chicago University’s ‘Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research’ have also done research on this leaf, in which an interesting thing has come to light. According to their study, curry leaf extract can reduce high blood sugar levels by about 45 percent. Some special properties present in the leaves are the reason for this.
How does curry leaf reduce sugar? Curry leaves help in controlling type-2 diabetes in three ways. Powerful antioxidants like Vitamin C and beta carotene present in it reduce the stress caused by diabetes and prevent other problems. It contains rich fiber, which prevents food from getting into the blood immediately and prevents sudden increase in sugar level after eating.
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The most important thing in all this is that curry leaves have some special properties which improve the functioning of insulin in the body and slow down the process of converting carbohydrates into glucose. This has also been proved in rat experiments published in the journal ‘Dye Pharmacy’.
How to eat? It is very easy to include curry leaves in your daily routine. Every morning on an empty stomach, you can wash 8 to 10 fresh leaves thoroughly and chew them directly, or you can make juice from a handful of leaves and drink it. If you do not want to do this, then add a little more curry leaves to the pulses, vegetables, sambar, rice items or buttermilk that you make every day, then the taste of the food will increase and your health will also be benefited.
If you want to use curry leaves more easily, then dry the leaves and make powder and take it daily by mixing it in smoothie or buttermilk, this is a great way. Special research is also being done on special alkaloids like ‘Mahanimbin’ present in it to reduce sugar. But if you leave it after using it for just one or two days, there will be no benefit. You will get real benefit only if you use it regularly while eating good food as per doctor’s advice.
What precautions to take: If you eat too much of these leaves while taking English medicines or insulin for diabetes, then there is a risk of the sugar level getting very low, which is called hypoglycemia. It is very important to consult a doctor once before using it regularly, so that the doctor can adjust the dosage of the medicine according to your level. (Disclaimer: The information and information given in this article is based on general assumptions. Hindi news18 does not confirm these. Contact the concerned expert before implementing them.)
