期刊
FOODS
卷 11, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods11142134
关键词
diabetes; Hibiscus sabdariffa; extracts; hypoglycemic; antioxidant; antilipidemic; in vitro; animals; patients
资金
- Medical University of Silesia
This article discusses the therapeutic effects of roselle in diabetes and its comorbidities. With various active compounds, roselle exhibits hypoglycemic, antioxidant, hypotensive, and anti-lipidemic activities, as well as other indirect effects. It can be used as a standalone or adjunctive treatment to prevent or treat diabetes and its accompanying diseases.
Diabetes is currently a global health problem that is already reported as an epidemic. This metabolic disease, characterized by a disturbance in the carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolism, is often accompanied by disorders of several organs. Its treatment is expensive and often difficult to control. Therefore, it seems necessary to search for new drugs and solutions to facilitate therapy and reduce treatment costs. Herbal medicines are becoming more and more popular. Hibiscus sabdariffa (roselle) is a plant that grows wild in a tropical climate. It has been used in folk medicine for thousands of years. Thanks to the numerous active compounds, including polyphenols, polysaccharides, organic acids, or pectins, it is reported to exhibit hypoglycemic, antioxidant, hypotensive, and anti-lipidemic activities and numerous indirect effects that are related to them. The aim of this review was to update the knowledge about the therapeutic effects of roselle in diabetes and its comorbidities based on in vitro, animal, and human studies. After a careful analysis of the scientific literature, it can be stated that roselle is a promising product that can be used either on its own or as an addition to the conventional treatment regimens to prevent or treat diabetes and its accompanying diseases.
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