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Blood Sugar & Insulin
Asian edible plants and traditional preparations studied for blood-sugar and insulin response — from bitter gourd and moringa to mulberry leaf and pandan. Educational only, not medical advice; many findings are preliminary or come from animal and lab studies. Nothing here treats or prevents diabetes. Talk to your doctor before changing your diet or medication.
27 videos
Wild Betel: The Leaf That Wraps Miang Kham
Wax Apple: The Crisp Pink Bell You Eat Whole
Sweet Potato Extract & Blood Sugar: The Trial
Banana Blossom: Why Cooks Peel It to the Heart
Bitter Gourd Matched Placebo in a Cochrane Review
Butterfly Pea: The Blue Flower Tea That Turns Pink
Calamansi: The Thai Citrus Too Sour to Bite
Chinese Chives: The Garlic Green In Kui-Chai Dumplings
Cinnamon: Cassia Can Exceed the Coumarin Limit
Ivy Gourd Extract Lowered Glucose in One Trial
Madan: The Thai Fruit Too Sour to Eat Raw
Moringa in Pregnancy: Skip Root, Bark, Flowers
Taro: Cook It Well, or the Crystals Sting
Mulberry Leaf Softened a Post-Meal Sugar Spike
Sugar Palm: The Jelly Seeds Behind Palm Sugar
Otaheite Gooseberry Leaf Slowed a Carb Enzyme
Gymnema: The Leaf That Mutes the Taste of Sugar
Pandan Extract Lowered Post-Meal Glucose in One Trial
Thai Shallots: More Antioxidants Than Onions
Okra Mucilage Slowed Glucose Uptake in Rats
Neem Shoots: Why Thais Blanch This Bitter Green
Salak: Snake-Skin Fruit With Sweet-Tart Cloves
Passion Fruit Peel Studied for Insulin
Java Plum: The Fruit That Stains Your Tongue Purple
Snake Gourd: The Five-Foot Thai Vine Vegetable
Vegetable Fern: The Fiddlehead in Yam Phak Kut
Water Mimosa: Thailand's Crunchy Floating Green
Educational content, not medical advice. These are foods and traditional preparations grouped by the topic they are studied for or traditionally used for — not treatments. Nothing here cures, treats, or prevents any condition. Consult your doctor before changing your diet or medication.