Do you know what the medical condition known as diabetes is? How about the herbal medicine called pau d’arco? In this article, these are discussed. However, please note that this is only general in nature. It’s not a replacement for talking to a doctor, and you shouldn’t try to start a course of treatment based on anything you read here.
What is the diabetes?
There is actually a group of diseases known as diabetes. This includes things like type 1 and type 2. Those two forms are chronic, although not all other types of this disease are. In general, diabetes is a type of metabolic disease. In type 1, insufficient insulin is produced. In type 2 there is resistance to insulin, although at a relative level the patient may also experience insufficient production.
what is pau d’arco
This herb comes from a variety of places, but is often found in South America. What is known as pau d’arco is actually the inner bark of a particular tree (certain tabebuia trees). As a medicine, it is often taken as a tea. One bag, or if loose, the amount recommended on the package, is added to approximately 8 ounces of water. Other than this, a person could have it in other forms such as ingesting it through a capsule or even a tincture.
What is the connection?
Some people claim that pau d’arco is something that can be added to an existing diabetes management plan as a complementary way of caring for the person with the condition. Of course, talk to someone who is a professional to determine if this is verifiable or just anecdotal, as well as whether or not it would be helpful, or even safe, in her own situation. For example, just as an example, those who are pregnant or nursing should not take pau d’arco.