Herbs have an important role in our lives, especially as medicines. Herbs are important and part of medicine in every culture since the time when primitive people stepped on the planet. With them, people treated diseases, from the common cold, digestive problems, and all that and even depression.
You may be surprised to know that herbs you use daily to flavor food and which are easy to grow and in the home actually have healing properties. These are some of the herbs you can grow home:
Herbs have an important role in our lives, especially as medicines. Herbs are important and part of medicine in every culture since the time when primitive people stepped on the planet. With them, people treated diseases, from the common cold, digestive problems, and all that and even depression.
You may be surprised to know that herbs you use daily to flavor food and which are easy to grow and in the home actually have healing properties. These are some of the herbs you can grow home:
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
Perfect for easing nerve pain, lowering blood sugar.
Basil
Popular in Indian Ayurvedic medicine to treat diabetes. Basil can relieve postprandial hyperglycemia, an excessive rise in blood sugar after eating.
Billberry
Protecting eyes and nerves. This relative of the blueberry contains powerful antioxidants in its fruits and leaves. The antioxidants seem to help prevent damage to tiny blood vessels that can result in nerve pain and reinopathy
Bitter Melon
This herb is mainly used for lowering blood sugar. It helps to block sugar absorption in the intestine. It provides antioxidant benefits that may decrease the damaging effects of high glucose levels in diabetes.
Cayenne
Effective topical pain reliever. Helps in treating the pain of diabetic neuropathy.
Chromium
Lowering blood sugar. This trace mineral is thought to enhance the action of insulin as well as being involved in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.
Gamma-Linolenic Acid
Easing nerve pain. Fatty acid found in evening primrose oil. Some research suggests that people with diabetes have lower that optimal levels of GLA, and studies have found that the supplement can reduce and prevent nerve pain associated with diabetes.
Ginseng
Potent antidiabetic properties. It works in two ways: they support beta cells in the pancreas, which produce and release insulin, and they reduce insulin resistance.
Gymnema Sylvestre
Lowering Blood Sugar. This plant’s Hindi name translates as “sugar destroyer”, and the plant is said to reduce the ability to detect sweetness. Regarded as one of the most powerful herbs for blood-sugar control.
Magnesium
Lowering Blood Sugar. Magnesium deficiency is not uncommon for people with diabetes, and it can worsen high blood sugar and insulin resistance.
Fenugreek
Lowering blood sugar. These seeds, used in Indian cooking, have been found to lower blood sugar, increase insulin sensitivity, and reduce high cholesterol, according to several animal and human studies.
Garlic
It acts against the oxidative stress and free-radical damage produced by high blood sugar. The antioxidants in garlic may prevent diabetic complications like heart and kidney disease. Aged black garlic has higher levels of antioxidants than regular garlic, with a greater potential for preventing diabetic complications.
Prickly Pear Cactus
Lowering Blood Sugar. The Ripe fruit of this cactus has been shown in some small studies to lower blood sugar levels. You may be able to find the fruit in your grocery store, but if not, look for it as a juice or powder at health food stores. It is speculated by some studies that the fruit may possibly lower blood sugar because it contains components that work similarly to insulin. This fruit is also high in fiber.