What are the Chinese medicine formulas for lowering blood sugar?

People with high blood sugar or diabetes must be careful in their treatment, because diabetes can cause great harm to human health. In addition to general drug treatment and control, in daily life, we can also try some Chinese medicine prescriptions, because some Chinese medicinal materials are very effective in helping to lower blood sugar, such as astragalus, rehmannia root, coptis root, ginseng, etc., which have a good blood sugar lowering effect.

1. Astragalus

Pharmacological studies have shown that Astragalus has the effects of strengthening myocardial contractility, dilating coronary blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, protecting liver cells, and lowering blood sugar. In clinical practice, Astragalus is often used in combination with yin-nourishing drugs (such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc.) to treat diabetes.

2. Lycium bark

Pharmacological studies have shown that the bark of Lycium bark has significant effects in lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. When rabbits are fed with a decoction of Rehmannia glutinosa, their blood sugar levels will first rise for a short time, and then drop permanently.

3. Coptis chinensis

According to clinical reports, berberine can significantly lower blood sugar in the treatment of diabetes, and berberine decoction can lower blood sugar in normal mice and alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Experiments have shown that the blood sugar lowering mechanism of berberine does not affect the secretion and release of insulin, nor does it affect the number and affinity of insulin receptors in hepatocytes. Instead, it produces a blood sugar lowering effect by inhibiting gluconeogenesis and promoting glycolysis.

4. Ginseng

Pharmacological studies have shown that ginseng has a blood sugar-lowering effect on normal dogs and alloxan-induced diabetic dogs, and has a significant blood sugar-lowering effect on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Ginseng total saponins can significantly inhibit hyperglycemia in alloxan-induced diabetic mice and its effect can be maintained for 1 to 2 weeks after drug withdrawal. Clinical studies have shown that ginseng can not only improve general symptoms such as fatigue, thirst, weakness, etc. in the treatment of diabetes, but also reduce blood sugar and urine sugar. It is suitable for patients with mild and moderate diabetes. It is more effective for those with kidney deficiency and qi and yin deficiency as diagnosed by traditional Chinese medicine. It is not suitable for those with yin deficiency and dryness.

5. Scrophularia

It has the effect of lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. Animal experiments show that Scrophularia ningpoensis fluid extract can lower the blood sugar of normal rabbits.