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If drinking karela juice is not your thing to control your blood sugar levels, there’s a tasty and effective home remedy you can try. Jamun, also known as Indian blackberry, has been used as a traditional medicine to treat diabetes. Not only its juice but also its seeds have been known to be associated with lower risk of various health complications caused due to diabetes. How does it help Studies [1] have shown that jamun contains a glucoside known as jambolan that is found to be anti-diabetic in nature. It has been shown to lower the blood sugar levels by 30% and also lowers the risk of various health complications caused due to diabetes. As it has low glycemic index, jamuns are known to be a good option for diabetics. Here are more health benefits of jamuns you should be aware of. How to use it There are two ways to reap the anti-diabetic benefits of jamuns. [2]- To control your blood sugar levels, make sure you eat around 5 – 6 jamuns in the morning every day.
- Add one spoonful of dried and powdered jamun seeds in a cup of milk or warm water (or even half a cup of curd) and drink it twice a day for results.
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- Ayyanar M, Subash-Babu P, Ignacimuthu S. Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels., a novel therapeutic agent for diabetes: folk medicinal and pharmacological evidences. Complement Ther Med. 2013 Jun;21(3):232-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.03.004. Epub 2013 Apr 25. Review. PubMed PMID: 23642956.
- H K Bakhru, Natural Home Remedies for Common Ailments, Orient Paperbacks, 1996, 232p