They returned to normal 2 hours after taking the medicine
Scientists from the Perm State Pharmaceutical Academy of the Ministry of Health of Russia found a rather unusual use for rarely used rhizomes of raspberry bushes. Their experiments, during which they «fed» the extract of rhizomes of experimental rats, showed that the drug is able to reduce the blood sugar level of animals with diabetes.
As it became known to «MK», for the preparation of the extract, experts suggest using the rhizomes of raspberries growing in the undergrowth: dense thickets of raspberries are not very suitable for harvesting berries, but for the extraction of rhizomes — quite. The researchers note that today methods of using rhizomes in folk medicine are known, but professional doctors ignore it.
Two groups of adult rats of both sexes weighing 120-200 g participated in the experiment conducted by scientists. In rats of one of the groups, by introducing a special drug provoked artificial diabetes. The day before the experiment, the rats stopped feeding, so the blood sugar level in the diabetic rats increased markedly. After 24 hours, in the stomach of the «sick» rats were injected with raspberry rhizome extract. The sugar level was measured after half an hour and after 2 hours. The amount of sugar in the blood of «diabetics» decreased after 30 minutes, and after 120 minutes, the sugar level in patients caught up with the sugar level in healthy people.
In addition, the effect of the extract was tested on white mice, as a result of which it was found that it is hypoallergenic. So, most likely, people will now take part in the experiment.