Insulin leaves, yacon leaves, or in Latin called smallanthus sonchifolius is a plant that originally comes from the Andes mountain plains, South America. This plant is well known as a natural sweetener and also as an alternative treatment for certain medical conditions, such as diabetes and prediabetes. This property has been used by local residents for a long time and has been proven empirically.

The insulin or yacon plant has tall and slender stems, can usually grow to a height 1-2 meter. The leaves are dark green with a rough surface, the shape is big and wide like a heart. Old yacon plants will grow yellow flowers arranged at the end of the stem. The roots are white, hairy tubers, has a sweet and crunchy taste. Meanwhile, the fruit is shaped like a small capsule and has small seeds.

In Indonesia itself, This plant is not yet well known, but it has been cultivated in various places. Yacon plants can thrive in tropical climates with sufficient rainfall, very suitable for conditions in Indonesia. Because this plant needs full sunlight and moist soil to grow well.

The part of the insulin or yacon plant that is often used for treatment is the leaves. Insulin leaves are known to contain various components and compounds that are useful for alternative treatment of diabetes and diabetes.

Insulin Leaves for Alternative Diabetes Treatment & Diabetes

Diabetes is a deadly disease that is often encountered. Diabetes must be treated appropriately, Otherwise, sufferers will live with diabetes for the rest of their lives. Diabetes can be cured with medical treatment, requires a long period of time and is expensive. That's why, Insulin leaves can be a suitable alternative treatment.

Quoted from the article on Medical Journal of Lampung University, on 1980, WHO recommends that research be carried out on plants that have the effect of lowering blood sugar levels, because it is felt that the use of modern medicine is less safe. The yacon plant is one of the plants in question.

Known, Insulin leaves have anti-diabetic properties, antioxidant, protect liver function, prebiotics, to anti-bacterial. The leaves of this yacon plant, empirically used as an anti-diabetic drug for a long time. Used by boiling, cooked, or made as a tea drink. So that it is beneficial in lowering blood sugar.

The function of insulin leaves for diabetes sufferers is as a natural sweetener, increasing insulin secretion, increasing insulin receptor sensitivity, reduces sugar production in hepatocytes, modulates metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia, and as a natural antioxidant for the body.

Insulin Leaf Content

The reason why yacon leaves are better known as insulin leaves is because of the protein content, carbohydrate, essential fats, as well as fructose sweets that cannot be digested by digestive enzymes, but can be fermented by the large intestine. Research says, Consuming fructose from natural sources does not harm health. That's why, Insulin leaves are often used as a natural sweetener for diabetes and diabetes sufferers.

Insulin leaves are also known to contain phenol compounds, such as chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and kind of acid. This compound can repair pancreatic cells in diabetes patients by increasing insulin secretion and insulin receptor sensitivity.

Compound smallanthaditerpenic in the leaves insulin is able to inhibit the absorption of glucose from carbohydrate foods that we consume such as in rice, potatoes and tubers. Fructooligosaccharides The insulin contained in leaves can regulate metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia by reducing cholesterol absorption in the small intestine. Then compound fructooligosaccharides is a prebiotic compound that is good for the good bacteria in the intestine.

Other ingredients such as lipids, fiber, saccharide, catechins, terpenes, and the flavonoids in the leaves can help reduce glucose production in hepatocytes, like how insulin works in the body.

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