What are the best medicines for lowering blood sugar?

The three highs are familiar to everyone, because starting from middle age, the three highs are very easy to appear, and each of them brings considerable harm to the body. Especially high blood sugar, if not treated in time, will eventually develop into diabetes. This disease cannot be completely cured at present and is a lifelong disease. So the question is, what are the best drugs for lowering blood sugar?

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 berberine's hypoglycemic mechanism does not affect the secretion and release of insulin, nor does it affect the number and affinity of insulin receptors on hepatocytes. Instead, it produces a hypoglycemic 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 lower 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 Chinese medicine. It is not suitable for those with yin deficiency and dryness.