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 Quick Reference List of Herbs For Diabetics

  For Diabetics: Herbs That Lower Sugar Levels

  The herbs are arranged in groups starting with the most effective to 
the least effective.

Remember herbs work better in combinations. Start off with low dosages 
and slowlt increase.

Warning: If you are already taking medications to lower your blood 
sugar, seek advice from your practioners. Taking these herbs can drop 
your sugar levels to low if taken with other medications.

Most Effective

Bitter Melon                    Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia
Fenugreek                      Trigonella foenum-graecum
Globe Artichoke              Cynara scolymus
Ginseng                         Panax ginseng
Great Burdock                 Arctium lappa
Kudzu Vine                     Pueraria montana lobata
Lesser Burdock               Arctium minus
Huang Qi                        Astragalus membranaceus
San Qi                           Panax pseudoginseng notoginseng
Siberian Ginseng            Eleutherococcus senticosus
Stinging Nettle               Urtica dioica
Sweet Tea Vine             Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Second Most Effective

Black Cohosh                Cimicifuga racemosa
Tasmanian Blue Gum      Eucalyptus globulus

Effective

Amur Cork Tree              Phellodendron amurense
Annual Nettle                 Urtica urens
Balloon Flower                Platycodon grandiflorus
Barley                             Hordeum vulgare
Barrenwort                      Epimedium grandiflorum
Black Mulberry                Morus nigra
Box Thorn                       Lycium barbarum
Brown Watercress           Nasturtium x sterile
Bugleweed                      Lycopus virginicus
Canada Fleabane            Conyza canadensis
Chicory                          Cichorium intybus
Chinese Boxthorn            Lycium chinense
Chinese Cork Tree            Phellodendron chinense
Chinese Foxglove             Rehmannia glutinosa
Cocklebur                       Xanthium strumarium
Goat's Rue                       Galega officinalis
Great Water Plantain        Alisma plantago-aquatica
Hairy Agrimony                Agrimonia pilosa
He Shou Wu                    Polygonum multiflorum
Japanese Atractylodes      Atractylodes japonica
Job's Tears                       Coix lacryma-jobi
Lettuce                            Lactuca sativa
Olive                               Olea europaea
Onion                              Allium cepa
Potato Onion                   Allium cepa aggregatum
Purple Loosestrife            Lythrum salicaria
Roman Nettle                  Urtica pilulifera
Shallot                            Allium cepa ascalonicum
Sundew                           Drosera rotundifolia
Sweet Corn                      Zea mays
Tormentil                         Potentilla erecta
Tree Onion                      Allium cepa proliferum
Tsi                                 Houttuynia cordata
Watercress                     Nasturtium officinale
White Mulberry                Morus alba
White Mulberry                 Morus alba multicaulis
Zhi Mu                             Anemarrhena asphodeloides

Less Effective

Buerger's Figwort                              Scrophularia buergeriana
Devil's Club                                      Oplopanax horridus
French Bean                                    Phaseolus vulgaris
Hyacinth Bean                                 Lablab purpureus
Japanese Rose                                Rosa multiflora
Ivy Gourd                                         Coccinia grandis
Spinach                                           Spinacia oleracea
Winged Spindle Tree                        Euonymus alatus
Yellow Spined Thistle                        Cirsium ochrocentrum

Least Effective

Bird's Foot Trefoil                              Lotus corniculatus
Black Huckleberry                            Vaccinium ovalifolium
Bog Bilberry                                     Vaccinium uliginosum
Dwarf Bilberry                                   Vaccinium caespitosum
Evergreen Huckleberry                       Vaccinium ovatum
Frost Grape                                      Vitis vulpina
Grouseberry                                      Vaccinium scoparium
Mountain Huckleberry                        Vaccinium membranaceum
Red Bilberry                                      Vaccinium parvifolium
White Lupin                                       Lupinus albus




NOTE: The information is provided for informational and educational 
purposes only. If anyone is in need of medical treatment, they should 
seek out and go to a Medical Doctor.

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Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the 
ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.