Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Antidiabetic
Supports healthy blood-sugar regulation
Supports healthy blood-sugar regulation by improving insulin sensitivity, slowing sugar absorption or supporting the pancreas. Used alongside diet and lifestyle; where you also take blood-sugar medication, monitor closely to avoid hypos.
How it works
Antidiabetic is not one mechanism but several overlapping ones. Each of these is its own herbal action — follow a link for the herbs strongest in that mechanism.
Herbs with a antidiabetic action (25)
Key herbs
Herbs for which antidiabetic is a headline action.
Cassia Cinnamon
Cinnamomum cassia
Ceylon Cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Devils club
Oplopanax horridus
Goat's Rue
Galega officinalis
Graviola
Annona muricata
Gymnema
Gymnema sylvestre
Gynostemma
Gynostemma pentaphyllum
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Albizzia
Albizzia lebbeck
Asian Ginseng
Panax ginseng
Astragalus
Astragalus membranaceus
Black Horehound
Ballota nigra
Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
Cassia Cinnamon
Cinnamomum cassia
Ceylon Cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Devils club
Oplopanax horridus
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Goat's Rue
Galega officinalis
Graviola
Annona muricata
Gymnema
Gymnema sylvestre
Gynostemma
Gynostemma pentaphyllum
Holy Basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Lion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
Nigella
Nigella sativa
Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Suma
Pfaffia paniculata
Tea
Camellia sinensis
Walnut
Juglans nigra
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yerba Maté
Ilex paraguariensis
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