Evaluation of the hypoglycemic effect of the phytotherapeutic drug Bauhinia forficata in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Authors

  • Adriane Pozzobon Centro Universítário Univates - Univates. Lajeado, RS
  • Jairo Hoerlle Centro Universitário UNIVATES
  • Ioná Carreno Centro Universitário UNIVATES
  • Andréia Guimarães Strohschoen Centro Universitário UNIVATES
  • Simone Morelo Dal Bosco Centro Universitário UNIVATES
  • Claudete Rempel Centro Universitário UNIVATES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v13n1.4626

Keywords:

Blood glucose, Phytotherapeutic drugs, Hemoglobin A glycosylated.

Abstract

Introduction: The medicinal plant Bauhinia forficata has been reported as possibly being hypoglycemic. Objectives: To evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of B. forficata in patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods: In the first collection (collection 1), 49 subjects underwent anthropometric assessment and evaluation of blood glucose test by capillary glycemia (HGT) and glycated hemoglobin (A1C). To check the effect of B. forficata they received tea after the second data collection (collection 2). Participants were reassessed 45 days (collection 3) and 5 months (collection 4) after the use of tea. The mean age of the population studied was 65.51 ± 8.38 years, and the mean BMI was 30.14 ± 4.83 kg/m2. Results: There was no significant difference in the values of fasting glucose and A1C before and after the consumption of tea. Conclusion: There was no hypoglycemic effect with the use of B. forficata in this population.

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Author Biographies

Adriane Pozzobon, Centro Universítário Univates - Univates. Lajeado, RS

Doutorado e Mestrado em Ciências Biológicas (Fisiologia) (Conceito CAPES 5) . Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Brasil.

Jairo Hoerlle, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Biólogo, Mestrado em Ciências Médicas – UFRGS- Professor Assistente da Univates.

Ioná Carreno, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Enfermeira, Doutorado em Enfermagem, UFRGS – Professor Adjunto da Univates.

Andréia Guimarães Strohschoen, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Bióloga, Doutorado em Ecologia, UFRGS – Professor Adjunto da Univates.

Simone Morelo Dal Bosco, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Nutricionista, Doutorado em Ciências da Saúde PUC- Professor Adjunto da Univates.

Claudete Rempel, Centro Universitário UNIVATES

Bióloga, Doutorado em Ecologia, UFRGS – Professor Titular do da Univates.

Published

2014-03-28

How to Cite

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Pozzobon A, Hoerlle J, Carreno I, Strohschoen AG, Dal Bosco SM, Rempel C. Evaluation of the hypoglycemic effect of the phytotherapeutic drug Bauhinia forficata in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 28 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];13(1):69-75. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/4626

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Applied Sciences