Which Chinese medicine is effective in lowering blood sugar?

The blood sugar level in the human body is an important indicator of physical health. Currently, many people have symptoms of high blood sugar. At this time, medication is needed to help regulate it so that it can return to normal. So when it comes to common Chinese medicinal herbs, which types can lower blood sugar levels? Next, let me list them one by one based on the collected Chinese medicine information.

1. Salvia miltiorrhiza: Salvia miltiorrhiza decoction can significantly lower the blood sugar of experimental animals. The effect can last for 5 hours and can also reduce blood lipids and blood viscosity. Clinical application: 15 grams each of Salvia miltiorrhiza, pollen, and Pueraria lobata, 20 grams of Astragalus membranaceus, 7 grams of Schisandra chinensis, 10 grams each of Honeysuckle vine and Scrophularia ningpoensis are effective in treating diabetes combined with hypercoagulation and hyperlipidemia.

2. Rehmannia root (raw and cooked): When fed to experimental animals at a dosage of 2 grams per kilogram of body weight, blood sugar levels dropped significantly. It can also inhibit and prevent the increase in blood sugar levels in rabbits caused by adrenaline, and can improve diabetic hyperlipidemia and hypertension. When used clinically for diabetes, raw rehmannia is often combined with asparagus cochinchinensis, wolfberry, etc. For example, 30 grams each of raw rehmannia and astragalus, 15 grams of Yuanshen, wolfberry, and atractylodes, and 10 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis.

3. Anemarrhena asphodeloides: The water extract of Anemarrhena asphodeloides can lower the blood sugar of experimental animals, and its effect is more obvious on the increase in blood sugar caused by drugs. A prescription of 12 grams each of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Radix Trichosanthis, and Radix Ophiopogonis and 5 grams of Coptis chinensis for decoction can improve the symptoms of diabetes (such as thirst, polydipsia, etc.).

4. Lycium barbarum: Lycium barbarum extract can promote a sustained decrease in blood sugar in experimental diabetic animals, and improve elevated diabetic blood lipids and poor vision. Use 25 grams each of wolfberry, schisandra, polygonatum, and yuanshen every day, decoct the juice and drink it as tea, which can improve the symptoms of diabetes.

The four drugs mentioned in this article are all commonly used in medicine to treat hyperglycemia, and they are very effective and generally do not produce other toxic side effects. However, the editor recommends that patients do not take the medicine on their own. Instead, they should choose the appropriate prescription and carry out targeted treatment according to the course of treatment based on the doctor's examination.