Bidens pilosa formulation improves blood homeostasis and β -cell function in men: A pilot study
Journal
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Journal Volume
2015
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Abstract
B. pilosa has long been purported to have antidiabetes activity, but despite the advancement in phytochemistry and animal models of diabetes, no human clinical trials have been conducted to date. Here, we evaluated the effect of a B. pilosa formulation on fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting serum insulin, and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (H b A 1 c) in diabetic subjects. The B. pilosa formulation reduced the level of FBG and H b A 1 c in diabetics but increased fasting serum insulin in healthy subjects. Moreover, combination of B. pilosa formulation with antidiabetic drugs had better glycemic control in diabetics. The homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) data suggested that the antidiabetic activity of this formulation was via improvement of β-cell function. We also tested the safety of the B. pilosa formulation in healthy subjects and observed no obvious side effects. We conclude that B. pilosa has potential as an antidiabetes treatment. ? 2015 Bun-Yueh Lai et al.
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Other Subjects
antidiabetic agent; Bidens pilosa extract; hemoglobin A1c; absence of side effects; adult; aged; antidiabetic activity; Article; Bidens pilosa; cell function; clinical article; controlled study; drug effect; drug efficacy; drug formulation; drug mechanism; drug safety; glucose blood level; homeostasis; human; insulin blood level; male; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; pancreas islet beta cell; priority journal
Publisher
Hindawi Limited
Type
journal article