Indian herb may provide new therapy for Type 2 diabetes

In a major scientific breakthrough, scientists have been able to isolate an extract from an Indian herb Gymnema sylvestre that can help people maintain blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

According to Ayurveda International – a Neenah, Wisconsin based biotech firm – its sponsored research at King’s College-London on its multi-patented Gymnema sylvestre extract as shown that it has properties that can keep blood sugar and cholesterol levels under check.

Dr. Arun K. Chatterji, Chairman and CEO of Ayurvedic-Life International, who is a PhD and the inventor of the patented Gymnema sylvestre Virgin Isolate extraction technology says, "My invention of the Ayurvedic Virgin Isolate technology coupled with the superb cellular level research performed at King's College-London has the potential to bring a truly unique health solution to millions of people worldwide."

Gymnema sylvestre grows in the tropical forests of south and central India. Its use as a medicinal herb to treat diabetes dates back to thousands of years. Indigenous tribes of India had been using this climber plant for maintaining optimal health from times immemorial. The clinical tests have proven what had been known in folk knowledge for many millenniums.