AMPALAYA
PLUS
550 mg
90 capsules
Diabetes,
cardiovascular illnesses and degenerative arthritic conditions have now become
major public health problems that is set to double by the next decade.
Nutraceuticals offer long term benefits to diabetes with the strongest effect
if used in combination. Ampalaya Plus is an innovative product composed of 3
herbs: ampalaya, banaba and luyang dilaw.
Ampalaya
Plus is gathered from clean, pollution-free farms. It can help in diabetes,
high blood, high cholesterol, weight control and pimples and acne.
HERBS
Ampalaya
(Momordica charantia) is a nutritional vegetable listed as a medicinal plant in
the Philippine Pharmacopoeia. The bitter alkaloid is momodicin (a triterpene glycoside)
is the active principle. Radioisotope labeled glucose study had shown that
ampalaya increases the utilization of glucose by the liver. A polypeptide-p had
also been identified with insulin-like properties and induces the capacity to
regenerate pancreatic beta cells in animal models. Ampalaya also has lipid
lowering properties in the presence or absence of diabetes with the consequent
decrease in triglycerides and cholesterol.
Banaba
(Lagerstroemia speciosa) is a herb tradionally used as a diuretic. It is known
to lower blood sugar and helps in reducing weight. The active principle is
corosolic acid, a triterpenoid compound, which increases glucose transport. In
animal and cell culture studies, there were reductions in blood sugar levels
and normalization of insulin levels. With the reduction of blood glucose comes
a reduction in body weight even without dietary restrictions.
Luyang
Dilaw (Curcuma longa) is a strong natural anti-oxidant. It has been known that
turmeric has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. The
anti-inflammatory property may be compared to that of hydrocortisone. This herb
is also reported to protect the liver and help maintain liver function in
detoxifying (remove toxins) the body. There is evidence to show that luyang dilaw
can reduce COX-2 mRNA expression and decrease synthesis of prostaglandin E2
(PGE2), a factor in mechanism of pain, especially joint and muscle pains.
