Berberine drug can cure diabetes

Berberine - a kind of Chinese traditional medicine is widely used to treat diarrhea - can treat Type 2 diabetes, the Australian and British scientists said.

Berberine, yellow chemical bitter found in some roots and bark, Chinese literature has been recognized with the ability to lower glucose levels in people with diabetes.

To test the glucose-lowering effect, international scientists have experimented with mice berberine. The results showed that the drug can reduce the amount of sugar, fat leads to decreased blood circulation, thus helping the pancreas (insulin-producing organs) better performance and reduced body weight of mice.

With this result, the scientists hope this traditional medicine medicine will have a new direction for the treatment of diabetes and obesity because it is a medicine men.