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Salacia oblonga (Ponkoranti) and Diabetes

Salacia oblonga: (S.oblonga) Salacia oblonga Alternate Names: English : Salacia Kannada : Ekanayakam Malayalam : Ponkoranti, Koranti Tamil : Ponkoranti Sanskrit : Vairi, pitika Telugu : Anukudu cettu Sinhalese : Himbutu, Kothalahimbutu This is a woody plant which is found predominantly in India and Srilanka. It is widely used in treatment of diabetes. It is found efficient in reducing blood sugar. Parts used:  Barks and roots. Mode of Action of S.oblonga Extract: Our body naturally has  alpha-glucosidase  enzyme which break downs oligosachcharides into monosachcharides like glucose. The extract from S.oblonga binds to this enzyme and inhibits it. Because of this inhibition, glucose is not released into the blood stream. Thus, blood glucose is maintained. This can be effectively used in the case of  Type 2 diabetes . Constituents found as anti alpha glucosidases were: Salicinol and kotalanol How to consume? Patients can take 3 ...

Fighting the Sweet villan Sugar!

Hello! Wish you loads of smile :) eeee :) Nowadays, I'm very much interested in reading something new regarding my subject, "Biotechnology". People say, "oh Kanmani, you are bright student, then why you chose Biotechnology? It has no scope. You won't earn better. You might have chosen ECE, CSC.. something like that..." But, I'm loving my subject. Biotechnology is the branch where you can survive only when you are much interested. You can earn only when you work with interest and thirst to find something new. I'm thirsty nowadays, reading a lot for beginning with a project. But, I'm finding it much difficult to organize and start with. I'm getting hundreds of ideas, but, I find some of them silly, I find  some of them  complicated, I find  some of them  impossible! But, still, with hope in myself and interest in the subject, I'm continuing. I'm reading daily some info regarding researches. My dream is to  find something new and p...