Onion extract helps lower blood sugar and cholesterol

Recently, at the 97th American Society of Endocrinology held in San Diego, researchers from Delta State University said that when combined with metformin, an antidiabetic drug, onion extract can significantly reduce the blood pressure and total cholesterol level of diabetic rats The researchers said the onion extract is easy to obtain and is often used as a nutritional supplement, and this study shows that it has potential uses in the treatment of diabetes The researchers divided the drug-induced diabetic rats into three groups They were given metformin plus different doses of onion extract 200 mg / kg, 400 mg / kg and 600 mg / kg every day to observe whether it would enhance the efficacy At the same time, the researchers divided the non diabetic rats into three groups, five rats in each group were fed metformin and onion extract respectively Two control groups, a non diabetic group and a diabetic group, were set up for the control study The mice in these two groups did not receive metformin or onion extract The results showed that 400 mg / kg and 600 mg / kg onion extracts could significantly and rapidly reduce the blood glucose level of diabetic rats, with the proportion of 50% and 35%, respectively (compared with the reference level) It has been reported that onion can reduce the total cholesterol level of diabetic rats, and the study found that the above two doses have a very significant effect on cholesterol reduction; however, researchers found that onion extract can increase the average weight of non diabetic rats, but has no effect on diabetic rats The researchers said that onion is not high in calories, but it may increase the metabolic rate of rats, thus increasing their appetite, which may lead to an increase in rat feeding "We need more in-depth research to explain the molecular mechanism of onion extract to reduce blood sugar The onion extract used for experiment is a crude extract from onion stem If it can be applied to human beings, then we will purify it so as to obtain effective ingredients, which can be more effective and sufficient for clinical trials of human body," the researchers said