A study conducted at the Depart-ment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, IPGME & R and SSKM Hospital, Calcutta investigated an Ayurvedic herbal compound containing guar gum, methi, tundika, and mesha shringi.
Sixty-seven diabetic patients and 12 nor-mal subjects were selected for a clinical study, which consisted of 2 phases. In phase 1 of the study, out of 25 diabetics (both insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent) only those in the age group of 41-50 years (i.e. 11 cases) showed lowering of mean high blood sugar level in all samples from 1/2 an-hour to 2 hours with the test drug. But in phase 2 of the study there was lowering of blood sugar level with the Ayurvedic compound and with 2 of its constituents (i.e. guar gum and methi) when used separately in 42
Non-insulin dependent diabetics: - While there was some blood sugar level lowering effect with guar gum and methi when used separately in 12 normal subjects in phase 2 study, it was not as significant as the insulin-lowering effects of the Ayurvedic compound.
The report concluded that the results indicate that the Ayurvedic herbal compound is effective as an adjuvant to conventional treatment for non-insulin dependent diabetics.
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