Jump to content

Salacia oblonga: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Liwk (talk | contribs)
Remove citation from health website and cite the original journal
Liwk (talk | contribs)
add alternative name and its citation
Line 18: Line 18:
* ''Comocladia serrata'' Blanco
* ''Comocladia serrata'' Blanco
}}
}}
<nowiki>''</nowiki>'''''Salacia oblonga''''''' is strangling shrub native to India and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>http://cmpr-avs.com/content/dirplants/Ss/Salacia%20oblonga.html</ref> In traditional medicines it is used for the treatment of [[diabetes]].<ref>http://healthy-ojas.com/diabetes/natural-diabetes-herbs.html</ref> A study shows its extract may be beneficial [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes]] after a high-carbohydrate meal.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17616771</ref> Another study suggests that 1000mg of salacia oblonga extract following a meal after 12hours of fasting could reduce blood glucose level, while dosage of 750mg extract shows no impact. <ref>{{Cite journal|title = Effects of a medical food containing an herbal α-glucosidase inhibitor on postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in healthy adults|url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822304017079|journal = Journal of the American Dietetic Association|date = January 2005|pages = 65-71|volume = 105|issue = 1|doi = 10.1016/j.jada.2004.11.001|first = Patricia M.|last = Heacock|first2 = Steven R.|last2 = Hertzler|first3 = Jennifer A.|last3 = Williams|first4 = Bryan W.|last4 = Wolf}}</ref>
<nowiki>''</nowiki>'''''Salacia oblonga''''''' , or '''Comocladia serrata'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Comocladia serrata Blanco — The Plant List|url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2733776|website = www.theplantlist.org|accessdate = 2015-06-26}}</ref>, is strangling shrub native to India and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>http://cmpr-avs.com/content/dirplants/Ss/Salacia%20oblonga.html</ref> In traditional medicines it is used for the treatment of [[diabetes]].<ref>http://healthy-ojas.com/diabetes/natural-diabetes-herbs.html</ref> A study shows its extract may be beneficial [[Diabetes mellitus type 2|type 2 diabetes]] after a high-carbohydrate meal.<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17616771</ref> Another study suggests that 1000mg of salacia oblonga extract following a meal after 12hours of fasting could reduce blood glucose level, while dosage of 750mg extract shows no impact. <ref>{{Cite journal|title = Effects of a medical food containing an herbal α-glucosidase inhibitor on postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in healthy adults|url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822304017079|journal = Journal of the American Dietetic Association|date = January 2005|pages = 65-71|volume = 105|issue = 1|doi = 10.1016/j.jada.2004.11.001|first = Patricia M.|last = Heacock|first2 = Steven R.|last2 = Hertzler|first3 = Jennifer A.|last3 = Williams|first4 = Bryan W.|last4 = Wolf}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 07:02, 26 June 2015

Salacia oblonga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
(unranked):
(unranked):
(unranked):
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
S. oblonga
Binomial name
Salacia oblonga
Wall.
Synonyms
  • Comocladia serrata Blanco

''Salacia oblonga'' , or Comocladia serrata[1], is strangling shrub native to India and Sri Lanka.[2] In traditional medicines it is used for the treatment of diabetes.[3] A study shows its extract may be beneficial type 2 diabetes after a high-carbohydrate meal.[4] Another study suggests that 1000mg of salacia oblonga extract following a meal after 12hours of fasting could reduce blood glucose level, while dosage of 750mg extract shows no impact. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Comocladia serrata Blanco — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  2. ^ http://cmpr-avs.com/content/dirplants/Ss/Salacia%20oblonga.html
  3. ^ http://healthy-ojas.com/diabetes/natural-diabetes-herbs.html
  4. ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17616771
  5. ^ Heacock, Patricia M.; Hertzler, Steven R.; Williams, Jennifer A.; Wolf, Bryan W. (January 2005). "Effects of a medical food containing an herbal α-glucosidase inhibitor on postprandial glycemia and insulinemia in healthy adults". Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 105 (1): 65–71. doi:10.1016/j.jada.2004.11.001.