Ripe jamun fruit in season; through the year, ½ tsp of the dried seed powder with water twice daily.
Traditional
आँवला · Amla
One fresh amla, or 1 tsp amla powder in cool water, once daily — best in the morning, never with milk.
Traditional
मेथी · Fenugreek
1 tsp methi seeds soaked overnight, chewed in the morning and the water drunk after.
Documented
Fenugreek seed has been shown to affect blood sugar in trials.
CautionTaken with diabetes medicine it can push the sugar too low — keep checking. Not in pregnancy — it stimulates the uterus. Not with blood thinners either.
दालचीनी · Cinnamon
¼–½ tsp dalchini powder in warm water or milk once daily; more than that is heating.
Traditional
CautionNot in large daily amounts over a long period — ordinary cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, which can affect the liver. If you take diabetes medicine, keep checking your sugar.
जई · Oats
Unsweetened oats with cinnamon each morning — sugar releases slowly, without a spike.
Traditional
फलियाँ · Beans
Rajma three times a week — its fibre and protein release sugar slowly.
Traditional
तेजपत्र · Indian Bay Leaf
Bay leaf powder in the morning, or two leaves boiled in water and drunk.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
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