The research progress of astragalus in regulating blood glucose steady state of diabetes patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2015.01.025
- VernacularTitle:黄芪调节糖尿病患者血糖稳态作用的研究进展
- Author:
Wenjun SHA
;
Hao LU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetic Mellitus;
Hypoglycemia;
Astragalus
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2015;(1):87-89
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In recent decades, the mortality and morbidity of diabetes have increased such that it is becoming a major worldwide public health problem. Intensive blood glucose control could significantly raise the patients life and their survival quality nevertheless it develops hypoglycaemia. Repeated hypoglycemia leads to glucose conterregulate deficiencyand hamper reaching glucose target goals. Astragalus, a traditional Chinese herb used in diabetic therapy for thousands years, has also proven its glucose counterregulationeffect on preventing hypoglycemia. Here, we summarize its glycemic regulation mechanism in different extracts. It is projected that the efficacy and safety of astragalus extracts will be proven in clinical trials and animal experiments in future, and this herb extract might be known as a new class of anti-diabetic drug without hypolycemia danger.
