Onion Extract May Improve High Blood Sugar

 
Study Summary

The extract of onion bulb, Allium cepa, strongly lowered high blood glucose (sugar) and total cholesterol levels in diabetic rats. In total, three groups of rats with medically induced diabetes were given various doses of the onion extract to see if it would enhance the antidiabetic drug metformin. The doses were 200mg, 400mg, and 600mg per kilogram of body weight. The researchers also gave the drug and onion to three groups of nondiabetic rats with normal blood sugar. The study found that, of the diabetic rats, those given 400mg and 600mg per kilogram of body weight “strongly reduced” their blood sugar levels by 50 per cent and 35 per cent respectively compared with a baseline level.

 
Study Citation

The Endocrine Society. (2015). Onion extract may improve high blood sugar and cholesterol. ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150306102513.htm