In modern society, the number of people with high blood sugar and even diabetes is increasing. Many high blood sugar patients have been looking for ways to control their blood sugar. Some people say that honeysuckle has the effect of lowering blood sugar. Is this true?
Can honeysuckle lower blood sugar?
Honeysuckle does not have a significant effect in lowering blood sugar.
Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of diabetes is mostly due to insufficient innate endowment, excessive consumption of greasy food, excessive fatigue, and emotional disturbances. It can be divided into various types, such as stomach heat and yin deficiency, lung and stomach heat, lung and kidney yin deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, and kidney yang deficiency. The treatment should focus on nourishing yin and enriching the deficiency.
Honeysuckle is a precious Chinese medicinal herb. Its medicinal properties are sweet and cold, and it enters the lung, stomach, and heart meridians. It has a strong effect in clearing heat and detoxification and can treat various heat syndromes. However, honeysuckle does not have the effect of nourishing yin and enriching the deficiency. Moreover, from the perspective of its medicinal ingredients, honeysuckle does not contain components that can lower blood sugar. Therefore, honeysuckle cannot lower blood sugar.
Can high blood sugar patients drink honeysuckle tea?
Yes, they can.
Although honeysuckle does not have a significant effect in lowering blood sugar, it is also not significantly related to the formation of high blood sugar. Honeysuckle can be used to treat various heat syndromes such as body heat, rashes, painful sores, and sore throat. High blood sugar patients with the above symptoms can also take an appropriate amount of honeysuckle. In addition, the heat-clearing effect of honeysuckle can alleviate the dry heat symptoms caused by high blood sugar to a certain extent.
How much honeysuckle tea is suitable for high blood sugar patients?
10-30 grams.
The general medicinal dosage of honeysuckle is 10-30 grams. It is not recommended to take excessive amounts because the medicinal properties of honeysuckle are cool and cold. Taking a large amount of honeysuckle may stimulate the stomach and intestines, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. If it is used as a treatment for a certain disease, it is recommended that high blood sugar patients consult a doctor before taking honeysuckle and take it under the guidance of a doctor.
What should be noted when drinking honeysuckle tea?
1. Avoid long-term use.
Honeysuckle should not be taken for a long time. After the symptoms improve, it should be stopped. Because honeysuckle has a sweet and cold nature, long-term use may affect the health of the spleen and stomach, and may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
2. Avoid taking during menstruation.
When women take honeysuckle, it is recommended to avoid taking it during menstruation. Honeysuckle has a cold nature, and taking it during menstruation may affect the discharge of menstrual blood and even cause or aggravate dysmenorrhea symptoms.
3. Use with caution for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Because honeysuckle has a cold nature, taking honeysuckle for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold may aggravate the accumulation of cold in the stomach and intestines, and may cause or aggravate diarrhea and loose stools.
What tea can lower blood sugar for diabetes?
Mulberry Leaf Tea
Mulberry leaves contain a special ingredient called deoxynojirimycin, which can help inhibit the α-glucosidase in the small intestine that breaks down polysaccharides into glucose, and can to a certain extent inhibit the rise of blood sugar.
How to make:
1. Take a few mulberry leaves and green tea and put them in a cup.
2. Then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar.
3. Pour in boiling water, cover and let it steep for about 10 minutes.
4. Drink after it cools down a bit.
Green Tea
Green tea contains catechins, which can help delay the absorption of sugar in the small intestine and inhibit the rise of postprandial blood sugar.
How to make:
1. Take about 3-5 grams of green tea and put it in a cup.
2. Pour in boiling water.
3. Drink after it cools down a bit.
Note: The above two teas only have a certain auxiliary effect in lowering blood sugar and cannot replace hypoglycemic drugs.
