Antioxidants reap from "Pare"
Traditionally this bitter "pare" believed to be a cure for diabetes. Not only in the country, but also abroad.
Been no studies in the University of Bologna, Italy, which asked 720 experts recommended herbs to treat diabetes. They recommend 10 herbs for diabetes and "pare", which in English is called "bitter melon", entered in it.
For centuries pare is used in China and Asian countries to treat diabetes. "The study, published in Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that oral delivery pare seed extract as much as 150 mg per kilogram of body weight for 30 days there was a significant decrease in fasting blood sugar. "Pare" was producing pancreatic beta cells in diabetics and "pare" beneficial to reduce oxidative stress, "said Dr.Sisilia Indradjaja, MHM.
He said one pare clinical trials in nine patients with type 1 diabetes. Providing extract pare with subcutaneous injection significantly reduced compared to control blood sugar.
Pare dose Dr.Sisil menyarakankan to control diabetes is 50-100 ml of fresh juice. For dry powder, the dose is 3-15 grams per day. Pare standardized extract capsules are recommended 100-200 mg, three times a day.
Need to be careful because there are side effects and toxicity to pare. Giving pare extracts are considered safe subcutaneous injection, although intravenous injection is more toxic and not recommended.
Reported giving fruit extracts pare 250-500 grams in patients with diabetes can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. Also note that pare contains momorcharin, the effect antifertilitas aka hard having children. Pare can be toxic in adults when given in doses of 400-1000 ml.
Although known as a controller of diabetes, pare also have antioxidant effects. According to Ni in his book Dr.Maoshing Second Spring, pare contains vitamins A, B1, B3, and C. Potassium pare two times more than bananas and contains calcium two times more than spinach. In addition, pare also contain antioxidants in the form of lycopene, lutein, and zeaksantin.
Source: Kompas.com