African tea promises to treat type 2 diabetes

Researchers are trying to develop a new treatment for type 2 diabetes with the use of a special African tea. This tea has long been used as a remedy in traditional Nigerian medicine, and produced from the leaf extract of Rauvolfia

Vomitoria belongs to Truc Dao family and Citrus aurantium fruit belongs to Orange family. Scientists recently tested the tea for type 2 diabetics, and the results are promising.

The researchers took fuel for African tea, totaling up to 50 kg of leaves and 300 kg of fruit from Nigeria's natural forest areas. After that, tea is produced in the same way as folk.The recipe is simple: boil leaves of leaves, young stalks, and fruits, then filter the liquid.

Mouse, then people

Associate Professor Per Mølgaard and Dr. Joan Campbell-Tofte of the Department of Pharmacology have previously tested this tea in mice with diabetic genes. The test showed that after 6 weeks of daily treatment with African tea, plus a low-fat diet, the results were changes in combination and fat content in the eyes, as well as protect these mice 'vulnerable vulnerabilities.

Researchers recently completed a four-month clinical trial on 23 patients with type 2 diabetes and obtained even more satisfactory results.

Is an African tea especially able to be used to treat type 2 diabetes? (Photo: iStockphoto / Manuela Weschke)

'Study subjects received 750ml of tea daily. Unlike previous treatments for type 2 diabetes, this type of tea initially did not affect blood sugar levels. But after four months of treatment, we can see a significant increase in glucose tolerance, 'said Dr. Joan Campbell-Tofte of the University of Copenhagen.

Changes in fatty acids

Clinical trials also showed changes in fatty acids in treated patients compared to placebo patients.

'In patients treated with tea, the number of fatty acids is unlikely to raise cholesterol. This is great for cells in the body, because cholesterol-free fats make the cell membrane better, so that cells absorb glucose well from the blood, 'said Joan Campbell-Tofte.

Researchers hope that future clinical trials and scientific trials will bring a new treatment for type 2 diabetes.