Luo Han Guo (luohanguo) refers to the fruit of Siraitia grosvenori, formerly called Momordica grosvenori, a member of the Curcubitaceae (1). The fruit is well-known for its sweet taste; this plant family (Gourd family) has other members that contain remarkable sweet components, including additional species of the genus Siraitia (e.g., S. siamensis, S. silomaradjae, S. sikkimensis, S. africana, S. borneensis, and S. taiwaniana 2) and the popular herb jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum). The latter herb, which has both sweet and bitter tasting triterpene glycosides in its leaves, is now sold worldwide as a tea and made …

The rising incidence of heart disease and diabetes has increased the taste for the Mediterranean diet and over the years, many studies have affirmed that this diet’s food-specific approach is indeed healthy.

Rehmannia Six Formula is comprised of three pairs of herbs, each pair incorporating an herb that gently tonifies and an herb that gently drains or disperses (these actions often referred to as “purging”).
Aside from the formula’s balancing of tonification and dispersing actions on the organs, the dispersing herbs are seen as preventing adverse effects of the tonic herbs: alisma and hoelen prevent the greasy quality of rehmannia from causing indigestion; moutan prevents excessive warming of the liver by cornus (2, 14). Further, one can depict a nutritive scheme encompassing these …

Nikooyeh et al. in Iran investigated the impact of vitamin D along with calcium through yogurt drinks in patients with type 2 diabetes. Ninety patients were randomized into one of three groups: a control yogurt drink (no vitamin D and 150 mg of calcium), vitamin D-fortified yogurt drink (500 IU of vitamin D and 150 mg of calcium), or vitamin D and calcium-fortified yogurt drink (500 IU of vitamin D and 250 mg of calcium). Each patient consumed the specified yogurt drink twice daily for 12 weeks. The researchers measured …