- 1. Cinnamon tea
- 2. Gorse tea
- 3. Cow paw tea
- 4. Sage tea
- 5. São caetano melon tea
- 6. Stonebreaker tea
- 7. Vegetable insulin tea
Cinnamon, gorse tea and cow's paw are good natural remedies to help control diabetes because they have hypoglycemic properties that improve diabetes control. But in addition to these, there are others that also help in the treatment such as salvia, São Caetano melon, stone breaker and vegetable insulin.
All of these medicinal plants help to lower blood sugar, but they do not replace diabetes medications, nor the dietary rules that help control blood glucose. That is why it is important to have light meals, rich in fiber, such as fruits, vegetables or whole grains, every 3 or 4 hours, to keep blood sugar levels more constant, thus avoiding large variations in blood glucose, which also helps to control hunger, weight and diabetes.
Learn how to prepare the 7 medicinal teas that help control blood glucose:
1. Cinnamon tea
Cinnamon helps the body to use sugar by lowering the sugar in the blood.
How to do it: Put 3 cinnamon sticks and 1 liter of water in a pan and let it boil for a few minutes. Then, cover the pot and wait for it to warm, drink the tea several times a day.
Learn about other benefits of cinnamon by watching the following video:
2. Gorse tea
The gorse has antidiabetic action helping to keep blood glucose under control.
How to do it: Place 10 grams of gorse in 500 ml of boiling water and let stand for 10 minutes. Take up to 3 cups a day.
3. Cow paw tea
Pata-de-vaca is a medicinal plant that has a protein that acts similarly to insulin in the body. This action is proven in animals and is widely known, but it lacks scientific proof in humans.
How to do it: Add 2 leaves of cow's paw and 1 cup of water in a pan and boil for a few minutes. Let stand, strain and drink warm 2 times a day.
4. Sage tea
Sage contributes to the control of blood glucose, helping to control diabetes.
How to do it: Place 2 spoons of dried sage leaves in 250 ml of boiling water and let it rest for 10 minutes. Take up to 2 times a day.
5. São caetano melon tea
Caetano melon has a hypoglycemic action, which means that it lowers blood glucose naturally.
How to do it: Place 1 tablespoon of the dried leaves of São Caetano melon in 1 liter of boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes, strain and drink throughout the day.
6. Stonebreaker tea
The stone-breaker contains aqueous extracts that have shown a hypoglycemic effect, being useful for maintaining constant blood glucose.
How to do it: Place 1 teaspoon of stone-breaking leaves in 1 cup of boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes, strain and take it warm. It can be taken 3 to 4 times a day.
7. Vegetable insulin tea
The climbing indigo plant ( Cissus sicyoides ) has a hypoglycemic action that helps control diabetes and has become popularly known as vegetable insulin.
How to do it: Put 2 tablespoons of vegetable insulin in 1 liter of water and bring to a boil. When it starts to boil, turn off the heat and let it rest for another 10 minutes, then strain it. Take 2 to 3 times a day.
To use these medicinal plants to control diabetes and blood glucose consult your doctor because they can interfere with the dosage of the medication indicated by him causing hypoglycemia, which occurs when blood sugar is very low. Learn how to control hypoglycemia here.
