ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE FOR DIABETES CHAYA

Today we dedicate this article to a very popular plant for its healing powers, talk gives Chaya, whose scientific name is Cnidoscolus chayamansa, Family: Euphorbiaceae. Part of this plant is specifically used the blade. Chaya is a bush of leaves 5 peaks, which are used as infusion or tea, or in the form of capsules. When we consume you as the recommended dose is 2 to 6 sheets per day, other options may be presented as smoothies, soups or salads.

The Chaya provides enormous benefits to the human body, among its benefits is the regulation of pressure, improves blood circulation, reduces weight and increases calcium, so many people consume it as a medicinal plant. This plant as an infusion acts favorably on many symptoms and diseases of the human organism, without negative effects. Chaya plant does not need more care, resistant to high temperatures need watering twice a week and can be ornamental plant it in the garden of his house.

There are a variety of food and medicinal plants derived from Chaya, which have amazing effects for good health and nutrition. One of the most famous variants is Chaya (Jatropha urens, Lin), known in the Mayan language as chay. It was introduced in Cuba as Chaya of Mexico, this has long leaves, petioles, and white flowers. This sub species is associated with culture, as it was consumed mixed with corn and pumpkin seeds, and this mixture is wrapped like a tamale in order to achieve nutritional balance through this combination. Worth noting that for several centuries, was the magic formula for Mayan food.

Entering a little more in the medicinal properties of the Chaya many nutritionists claim that the plant provides enormous health benefits among which its ability to improve blood circulation, regulate blood pressure, aid digestion, sharpen vision, desinflamar veins and hemorrhoids, fight constipation, stimulate breast milk production in postpartum women, lower cholesterol and uric acid, to name the list of effects on overall health.

A little more specifically the property that has the Chaya to improve hemoglobin levels due to the large amount of iron supplied at home doses is also known. Hence the name given to it in some Mexican communities, where it is known as "Mexican spinach" is derived. Another successfully used as anti-inflammatory and seen its greatest success to treat lung diseases such as asthma, allergies, or inflammation of the throat and larynx.

La Chaya also has bacteriostatic properties and helps recovery from infections especially in the skin and digestive system. Cases of arthritis are favored because it helps balance the immune system and control symptoms of chronic inflammation in the body.

In cases of type 2 diabetes retold the beneficial effect of Chaya, and even though there are several scientific studies that prove there is one that particularly attracts attention, it was held at the National Institute of Nutrition in Mexico. In this study the hypoglycemic properties of Chaya after administering orally as you rabbits with high levels of glycemia were. After 6 hours of ingestion te Chaya lowered glucose levels between 87 and being located 118MG / dl. Which is very close to normal levels in healthy rabbits.

There is a precaution that we take and is the ONLY consuming the cooked chaya, as raw contains a similar cyanide cooking inactivates easily leaves before eating toxic substance. Nor should be consumed chaya has been cooked in aluminum cans because when they contact may cause diarrhea due to a toxic reaction. Once the above precautions taken Chaya is very safe and healthy and their incorporation is recommended to the daily diet of people not only with conditions and conditions mentioned, but also in healthy people who want to maintain their health and prevent disease.