Chinese medicine has been used to treat diabetes for thousands of years and has proven to be effective. One is that through comprehensive regulation, it can nourish the five organs, benefit the essence, dispel blood stasis, and treat both the symptoms and the root cause, so that the imbalance of yin and yang, disorder of qi and blood, and weakness of internal organs can be restored to normal. The mechanism of modern medical research may be: promoting insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells and inhibiting the secretion of glucagon; increasing the binding power and number of insulin receptors and improving the post-insulin receptor effect; inhibiting gluconeogenesis, promoting glucose utilization and delaying intestinal glucose absorption; also including reducing insulin resistance, improving microcirculation, increasing the body’s ability to remove free radicals and correcting fat-protein metabolism disorders.
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There are more than 70 types of single-flavored herbal medicines proven to have hypoglycemic effects, which are classified into 8 categories according to their chemical structures.
. Terpenoids: there are many varieties, mainly with effects on blood glucose metabolism, such as ginsenosides, stevia, panax ginseng, spinach root, pomegranate peel, orris, raw earth, poria, zedoary, bitter melon, dogwood, cold powder grass;. Flavonoids: many varieties, mainly have the effect of influencing insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells, such as Pueraria lobata, Epimedium, Mulberry leaf, Celery;. Polysaccharides: many varieties, such as ginseng, poria, raw earth, kudzu, Zhi Mu, mulberry bark, coix seed, comfrey;. Steroids: have similar effects to sulfonylurea-like drugs, such as Zhi Mu, Mai Dong;. Insulin, peptides, amino acids: such as bitter melon;. Sulfur-bonded compounds: such as garlic, onion;. Unsaturated fatty acids: such as corn husk, sunflower seeds;. Alkaloids: strong hypoglycemic effect, e.g. periwinkle, lyxanthin.
Experimental research has proved that the following herbs have hypoglycemic effect, which can be used according to the principle of evidence-based treatment: ginseng, astragalus, atractylodes, poria, atractylodes, yam, yellow essence, raw earth, rehmannia, xuan ginseng, maidenhair, Zhi Mu, smallpox powder, yu zhu, wolfberry Shou Wu, Wu Wei Zi, Xian Ling Spleen, bee’s milk, kudzu root, zedoary, corn beard, ground bone bark, tiger scepter, Xian He Cao, south five plus bark, mulberry leaf, Dan Shen, dragon tooth, pomegranate bark The Chinese medicine is also known as “fengshui”, “fengshui” and “fengshui”. The efficacy, chemical composition and common dosage of common Chinese medicines with hypoglycemic effect are shown in the following table.
Drug name (alias) efficacy main treatment chemical composition and modern pharmacology common dosage (g) Xuan Shen (black ginseng) clear heat and nourish Yin, cure the thirst Xuan Shen vegetation monoterpene glycosides, alkaloids, plant sterols, fatty acids, etc.
It has hypoglycemic and hypotensive effects.
Zedoary (Zechariah) seeping drainage to quench thirst, overflowing gas and eliminating water triterpenoids, zedoary alcohol A, zedoary alcohol B; alkaloids, glycosides, volatile oil, resin, protein, starch, etc. have hypoglycemic and hypotensive diuretic, lower cholesterol or anti-fatty liver and other effects yam (Dioscorea opposita) spleen and lung gas deficiency, annoying heat and thirst mucin, allantoin, choline, arginine, amylase, stopping fork, polyphenol oxidase, vitamin c, 3,4-dihydroxyethylamine etc.
Treatment of thirsty yucca (yucca nourishes yin and moistens dryness, generates fluid and quenches thirst belladonna bitter glycosides, belladonna glycosides, kaempferol glycosides, bark alcohol, D-fructose (81.7%), D-mannose, etc. It has hypoglycemic and improves glucose tolerance, and has an inhibitory effect on adrenaline-induced hyperglycemia.
Atractylodes macrocephala (red atractylodes dampness and dispel wind, relieve pain and brighten eyes atractylodes alcohol, atractylodes ketone, vitamin A, B. It has the effect of potassium and sodium discharge and hypoglycemic effect.
Atractylodes macrocephala (wild yellow peel tonifies the qi and builds the spleen, diuresis and stops sweating atractylodes alcohol, atractylodes ketone, vitamins have mild hypoglycemic effect.
Cornus officinalis warms the middle and dispels cold, relieves vomiting and pain volatile oil, Cornus officinalis hydrocarbon, Cornus officinalis lactone, Cornus officinalis lactone alcohol, indole alkaloids, demethyl Cornus officinalis.
Cornus officinalis (Shu sour dates expel cold and damp paralysis, gastrointestinal wind evil vitamin A, ursolic acid, dipping food seed acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, sanguinaric acid, etc. Have improved blood sugar, urine glucose effect, and promote the role of insulin secretion.
He Shou Wu (cross vine nourishes liver and kidney, benefits qi and nourishes blood contains anthraquinone derivatives, rhubarb phenol, rhubarbin, rhubarb acid, rhubarb laxative methyl ether etc.
Amaranthus (Wu Xing Cao clears heat and detoxifies, cools the blood and reduces swelling containing vitamins A, B and C, tannin, saponins, levonoradrenaline, dihydrocarbonyl phenylethylamine, dihydrocarbonyl phenylpropionic acid, malic acid, citric acid, glutamic acid, dopamine, pyrocatechol, a small amount of dopamine, etc. It has the effect of improving blood sugar and urine sugar, and it is more effective for those who have not used western hypoglycemic drugs for the first time.
Corn beard (corn kernel) clear heat and water, calm the liver and bile containing fatty oil, volatile oil, gum-like substances, resin, bitter glycosides, saponins, alkaloids, cryptoxanthin, ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, inositol, vitamin K, glutathione, dousterol, malic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, oxalic acid, etc.
It has hypoglycemic effect.
Banana root clears heat and quenches thirst, diuretic and detoxifying contains crude protein and crude cellulose.
Floating duckweed clears heat and detoxifies the body, prevents thirst containing potassium acetate, potassium chloride, iodine, bromine, etc.
Rutabaga root clears heat and fluid, clears heat and thirst containing Coixin, protein, fat, carbohydrate, asparagine, vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C, etc.
Wang Gua (wild melon) clears heat, generates body fluid and quenches thirst containing β-carotene, soy steren-7-ol, a- spinach sterol.
Coix seeds clear heat and dampness, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin B1 .
Dong Quai root clears heat and detoxifies the body, generates fluid and quenches thirst is not yet clear Wu Bei Zi astringent lung and astringent intestine, long cough and dysentery contains tannic acid. Astringent is very strong and has antibacterial effect.
Angelica nourishes the blood and invigorates the blood, regulates menstruation and slips the bowels containing terpenes, vitamins A, B12 and E.
Mulberry leaf dispels wind and clears heat, cools the blood and brightens the eyes. Can resist diabetes.
Mountain gardenia to clear heat and detoxify, cure thirst containing flavonoids gardenia, pectin, tannin, saffronin, D-mannitol.
Buckwheat dehumidification and pain relief, detoxification and swelling containing brassin’s glycoside flavonoid composition of bitter melon to clear the heat, and quench thirst fruit containing bitter melon glycoside, 5-hydroxytryptamine and a variety of amino acids. It can stimulate active beta cells to secrete insulin. The hypoglycemic effect is similar to that of toluene sulfobutylurea.
Panax quinquefolium (Tian Qi) is used to stop bleeding and pain, disperse bruises and reduce swelling.
(Powder) Xia Ku Cao calms the liver and clears heat, softens and disperses knots. contains triterpene saponins, free oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, rutinoside, hypericin, cis-caffeic acid, vitamin K, B1, C, carotene, tannin and alkaloids. May inhibit hyperglycemia.
Ligustrum (wintergreen) benefits qi and nourishes yin, nourishes liver and kidney contains oleanolic acid, mannitol, palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid. It has heart-strengthening, diuretic and hypoglycemic effects.
Garlic moves qi and induces diuresis, eliminates phlegm and detoxifies the body. It can increase plasma insulin levels and lower blood sugar.
Lychee kernel moves Qi and disperses cold, warms the middle and relieves pain contains saponin, tannin, a-glycine. It can reduce liver glycogen content and blood sugar.
White silkworm (Tenebrion) dispels wind and relieves spasm, resolves phlegm and disperses knots contains ammonium oxalate, protein and fat. It can lower blood sugar and urine sugar.
Guava (autumn fruit) astringent and antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic contains β-glutisol, quercetin, guava glucoside, gallic acid, colorless cornflower, vitamin C, various amino acids, etc. It can lower blood sugar.
(Dried) (Leaf) Platycodon grandiflorus contains saponins, fenugreek acid, Platycodon saponin, spinach ziol, betulinic acid, platycodonate A, B, C. It can lower blood sugar.
Epimedium (Xianling spleen) tonifies the kidney and strengthens the yang, dispels wind and dehumidification contains flavonoid glycosides, Epimedium glycosides, volatile oil, wax alcohol, phytol, oil, tannin, etc.. Can lower blood sugar.
It can lower blood sugar.
Onion (jade onion) travels to promote water circulation, decongestion and detoxification contains thiol, dimethyl trisulfide, protein, carbohydrates, fat, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.. It can lower blood sugar and inhibit the rise of serum cholesterol.
(B) proprietary Chinese medicine medicine
Astragalus, ginseng, pollen, Zhi Mu, Pueraria lobata, asparagus, Schisandra chinensis, Salvia divinorum, Salvia miltiorrhizae, Pseudostellariae, and Pseudostellariae are good for the qi and nourishing the yin, clearing heat and thirst, clearing fire, and benefiting the kidney and reducing urine.
Diabetes mellitus is a dry heat, yin and fluid deficiency, or long term illness yin loss and yang, yin and yang deficiency Yu Quan Wan Ge Gen, Sheng Di, Mai Dong, Wu Wei Zi, licorice, smallpox powder, glutinous rice to nourish yin and generate fluid, thirst and eliminate irritation, benefit qi and neutral, adults each time 9 grams, four times a day, warm water, a month as a course of treatment.
Diabetes mellitus with deficiency of yin and fluid. Thirst, polyphagia, polyuria, heat in the heart of the hands and feet, red tongue with little or no moss, thin pulse, sugar reduction A Tablet Astragalus, Huang Jing, Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati, Rhizoma Ginseng, Radix et Rhizoma Tiandii, Rhizoma Tiandii, Rhizoma Tiandii, Beneficial Qi, nourish Yin, support the correct Gu Ben.
Qi and yin deficiency type diabetes mellitus three elimination capsule pill astragalus, silkworm pupa, cornus, dendrobium, pu huang, Xian Ling spleen, etc. invigorate the blood and generate fluid, tonify the kidney and benefit the qi.
3 times a day, 6 capsules each time, 3 months as a course of treatment.
Type 2 diabetes, Qi and Yin deficiency with Qi deficiency is particularly effective.
Thirst Reducing Tablets Yellow Essence, Stevia, Cane Chicken, Mulberry, Smallpox Powder, Chinese Yam, Red Ginseng, etc. nourish the liver and kidney, moisten the lung and nourish the yin, generate fluid and quench thirst 3 times a day, 6 tablets each time with warm water.
For non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with evidence of polyphagia, polyuria and polyphagia.
Glycyrrhiza glabra and White peony to nourish yin and clear heat mainly 3 times daily, 4 each time, 3 months as a course of treatment.
Diabetes mellitus, with good effect on thirst due to heat knots in the third Yang.
Lowering sugar pills chasteberry, peony skin, astragalus, dioscorea, etc. nourish yin, nourish the kidney, produce fluid to quench thirst, clear heat and remove irritation each time 6 grams orally, 4 daily, warm water.
Diabetes mellitus, Yin deficiency and heat.
Glucose-lowering Shu Sheng Di, Shu Di, Astragalus, Huang Jing, Acanthopanax, Lychee Kernel, Salvia, etc. nourish Yin, nourish kidney, lower sugar and relieve thirst.
Take orally, 4-6 capsules each time, 3 times a day.
Diabetes mellitus and its systemic syndrome thirst-quenching pill Beiqi, Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati, Pollen, Eugenol (each pill contains Eugenol 0.25mg) nourish Yin, tonify kidney, benefit Qi and promote thirst.
Take orally, three times a day. For the first time, take 5 pills each time, gradually increase to 10 pills each time. When efficacy appears, gradually reduce to twice daily maintenance dose. The use of this product is prohibited for the administration of euglycemic preparations.
Diabetes mellitus. Indicated for patients with diabetes mellitus who are still partially functional. It is effective in patients with first onset, mild to moderate and stable forms.
Anti-thirst Punch Money Grass 30g, Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae 12g, Radix Astragali 12g, Rhizoma Polygonati 12g, Fructus Lycii Root 12g, Radix Maitong 12g, Radix Rehmanniae 12g, Rhizoma Rotunda 12g. Make into a punch.
Clear heat and generate fluid, nourish Yin and tonify kidney orally, 1 sachet each time, 3 times a day.
For diabetes mellitus seen with polyphagia, polyphagia and polyuria.
Nourishing the kidney, nourishing the kidney and promoting blood circulation.
Kidney deficiency type diabetes mellitus. Symptoms include polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, emaciation or fatness, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees; fatigue and forgetfulness, impotence and spermatorrhea, heat in the heart of the hands and feet, red tongue with little coating or light tongue with white coating, sunken and fine pulse or fine and weak pulse.
Five plus ginseng hypoglycemia tablets prickly five plus 60 pounds, zedoary 60 pounds, kudzu 60 pounds, alcohol reflux extraction infusion, plus kudzu powder 10 pounds, mixed into the paste, dried and added 660 grams of aluminum hydroxide powder, magnesium stearate, dry starch 132 grams each. Pressed tablets, each tablet weighs 0.307 grams, containing 1.11 grams of raw medicine.
Strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney, benefiting the qi and nourishing the yin.
To be taken orally, 3 times daily, 5-7 tablets each time, within 1 hour before meals.
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by deficiency of both spleen and kidney Qi and Yin, with symptoms of fatigue, dry mouth, thirst and polyuria.
Ganlu thirst-eliminating gum is used for the treatment of the deficiency of spleen and kidney qi and yin. Powdered and packed into gum.
Replenish kidney water and clear the lung and stomach orally, 3 times a day, 1.8 grams each time.
Diabetes mellitus with evidence of deficiency of kidney water and heat in the lung and stomach.
Ginseng and Astragalus Hypoglycemicus Tablets Ginsenoside, Wu Wei Zi, Shan Yao, Sheng Di, Mai Dong, etc.
Benefit Qi and nourish Yin, nourish the spleen and tonify the kidney.
Take orally, 8 tablets each time, 3 times a day.
Mainly used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Thirsty Le Ning Capsule Astragalus, Dihuanghuang, etc.
Benefit Qi, nourish Yin and generate body fluid.
Take orally, 4 capsules once, 3 times a day.
Diabetes mellitus with deficiency of both qi and yin. Symptoms include thirst and excessive drinking, irritable heat in the five hearts, weakness and sweating, palpitations, etc.
Gold Astragalus and Astragalus tablets clear heat and benefit Qi orally, 7 to 10 tablets each time, 3 times a day.
Qi deficiency and internal heat, thirst disease, symptoms see thirst and thirsty, easy to eat, shortage of breath and weakness, etc. It is used for mild to medium-sized non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
Glucose Granules benefit Qi and nourish Yin, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
Take orally, 6g each time, 2 times a day.
It is used for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications.
(III) Single Experimental Formula
The treatment of diabetes mellitus with single prescription is one of the important features of Chinese medicine. It has the advantages of simple usage, special power and good effect, which is highly respected by patients. Here are some examples.
Ginseng formula Ginseng is good for the treatment of thirst, and modern pharmacological research has confirmed that ginseng has a good effect on lowering blood sugar. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that ginseng has a good effect on lowering blood sugar. Its usage can be selected below according to the following conditions.
(1) Ginseng and chicken drink: 3 grams of ginseng, 1 chicken seeds, divided into 1-2 times daily. It can be used to treat those with obvious thirst and weakness.
(2) Ginseng drink: 10 grams of ginseng, add 1000 ml of water and decoct for 40 minutes to 500 ml. Drink it as tea several times within 2-3 days, and finally eat it with dregs at night before going to bed. It is suitable for people with diabetes mellitus who are weak and have dry mouth and thirst.
Ginseng powder: Ginseng can be dried and ground into fine powder. Ginseng powder is taken 1 gram at a time, 1-2 times a day with warm water. It can enhance the body’s resistance ability and reduce and prevent complications.
Smallpox Powder Ancient medical practitioners called smallpox powder “the holy medicine for thirst” and the key medicine for thirst. It is now commonly used clinically as a powder, soup, pill to treat thirst. There are several ways to use it as follows.
(1) thousand gold Juniperus powder: deep excavation of large Juniperus roots peeled to white, sliced, soaked in water for a day, dried and grinded into fine powder. Take 30 grams each time with water decoction.
(2) Shenghui Huanglian Pill: equal parts of smallpox powder and Huanglian, make fine powder together. Take the heart of the wheaten dong and boil, rotten research and pill. Take 30 pills each time, 1-2 times a day, after meals, as big as a paulownia seed. For the treatment of thirst, irritability of the heart and mind.
(3) Pollen Inner Gold Pill: smallpox powder, chicken inner gold each equal parts, research into fine powder, into water pills such as wutongzi large. Take 20 pills each, warm water, after meals. Cure thirsty drink water down the throat that urine, bladder with heat.
(4) Juniperus pumice pill: Juniperus roots, dried pumice each equal parts, a total of finely ground cow’s milk for the pill, such as wutongzi large. Drink and take 30 pills on an empty stomach, 3 times a day, good for treating deficiency heat and thirst.
Ground bone bark drink Ground bone bark 50 grams, add 1000 ml of water, slow fire decoction to 500 ml. Leave it in the bottle and drink it frequently. It has the effect of nourishing Yin, reducing fire and generating fluid, and is effective in treating deficiency heat and thirst.
Decoction of White Sclerotium Nowadays, clinical treatment of diabetes mellitus with a single decoction of White Sclerotium in water has very good efficacy. The method of use is.
(1) 4 grams of powdered silkworm, 3 times a day, served with warm water.
(2) 6 grams of white silkworm, 20 grams of umeboshi decoction for the treatment of thirst and boredom, anxiety and irritability.
(1) 15 grams of single-flavored lychee flower, add 1000 ml of water and decoct to 500 ml, drink as tea, and take it frequently.
(2) single flavor litchi kernel, dried and grinded into a fine powder, 3 times a day, 10 grams each time, warm water. Or processed into infusion tablets, 0.5 grams per tablet, 5-10 tablets each time, 3 times a day, taken orally.
(4) Identification and treatment (1) yin deficiency and heat (1) [Symptoms] irritability and thirst, excessive drinking, eating and hunger, frequent urination, dry stools, yellow urine, red tongue with little fluid, yellow and dry coating, slippery pulse.
[Treatment] Nourishing Yin and clearing heat [Remedy] Zengliang Tang with Baihu Tang combined with thirst formula plus reduction: Shengdi 30g, YuanShen 30g, MaiDong 10g, ShengGypsum 30g, ZhiMu 12g, GeGuan 15g, Pollen 30g, HuangLian 10g, Hovenia 10g. one dose daily, divided into two doses with water decoction.
(2) Qi and Yin deficiency [Symptoms] Typical symptoms of polydipsia, polyuria and polyphagia are not obvious, with dryness of the mouth and throat, fatigue, shortness of breath, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dry stools, or with palpitations and sweating, or dizziness and tinnitus, or numbness and pain in the limbs, or blurred vision, with fat tongue or teeth marks, white tongue coating and sunken pulse.
[Treatment] Benefiting Qi and nourishing Yin. [Remedy] Sheng Wei San combined with Zeng Yu Tang with added flavor: Astragalus membranaceus 15g, Huang Jing 15g, Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati 15g, Mai Dong 10g, Wu Wei Zi 10g, Sheng Di 15g, Xuan Shen 15g, Ge Gen 15g, Pollen 15g, Yam 15g, Cornu Cervi 10g.
(3) Qi and Yin deficiency with stasis [Symptoms] Three symptoms are not obvious, dry mouth, weakness, palpitation and shortness of breath, dizziness and tinnitus, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, numbness and pain in the limbs, blurred vision, chest tightness and chest pain, or with slight swelling of both lower limbs, or with stroke hemiplegia, abnormal blood rheology, abnormal nail wrinkle microcirculation, enhanced platelet aggregation, fat tongue, dark or purple tongue with petechiae, purple and angry veins in the tongue and abdomen, sunken and thin pulse.
[Treatment] Benefit Qi, nourish Yin, activate blood circulation and resolve blood stasis [Formula] Benefit Qi, nourish Yin and activate blood circulation: Huang Jing 30g, Sheng Huang Qi 30g, Prince Ginseng 15g, Mai Dong 12g, Wu Wei Zi 10g, Sheng Di 20g, Xuan Shen 30g, Dan Shen 30g, Angelica Sinensis 10g, Tao Ren 10g, Ge Ge Ge 15g, Pollen 30g, Hovenia 10g, Sheng Da Huang 6 to 1 0g.
(4) Yin and Yang deficiency [Symptoms] Soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, shortness of breath and weakness, dry mouth and not much water, cold fear of cold limbs, edema of the face or lower limbs, loss of appetite, loose stools or alternating diarrhea and constipation, muddy urine like paste, pale yellow face, dry ears, shaking teeth and hair, impotence, pale tongue, white and dry coating, sunken and weak pulse.
[Treatment] Nurture yin, warm yang, tonify kidney and activate blood [Formula] Jin Kui Kidney Qi Pill combined with Shui Lu Er Xian Dan plus reduction: 15g of Shu Di, 15g of Yam, 12g of Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, 15g of Ze Xie, 15g of Poria, 15g of Gorgon fruit, 15g of Golden Cherry, 6g of Gui Zhi, 8g of Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati, 30g of Salviae Miltiorrhiza, 15g of Puerariae.