Cascara sagrada is a species of buckthorn, genus Rhamnus,
belonging to the family Rhamnaceae, native to western North America,
it's bark has been used in traditional medicine for gastrointestinal
support. and it is thought to have a laxative and natural cleansing, etc.,
Diabetes is defined as a condition caused by insufficient
insulin entering the bloodstream to regulate the glucose. It is either
caused by cells in pancreas dying off or receptor sites clogged up by
fat and cholesterol. In some cases, diabetes is also caused by allergic reactions of cells in the immune system.
The Ingredients
The chemical constituents of Cascara Sagrada include Aloe-emodin,
Anthrquinone glycosides (Barbaloin Cascarosides A, B, C and D
ChrysaloinFrangul), Chrysophanol, Emodin, Heterodianthrones palmidin A,
B, and C, dianthrones, Oxanthrone, Rhein, Tannins, etc.
The benefits
Emodin, a natural component of Cascara Sagrada, beside stimulates
AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) activity in skeletal muscle and liver cells,
but is found to be effective in treating insulin sensitivity by
regulating the glucose homeostasis, by AMPK activation of that the
component may represent a novel therapeutic principle in the treatment
of type 2 diabetic models. The Tsinghua University and Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica in the study of emodin also support the use
of emodin in treating diabetes and metabolic syndrome
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References
(1) Emodin regulates glucose utilization by activating AMP-activated
protein kinase by Song P, Kim JH, Ghim J, Yoon JH, Lee A, Kwon Y, Hyun
H, Moon HY, Choi HS, Berggren PO, Suh PG, Ryu SH.(PubMed)
(2) Promotion of adiponectin multimerization by emodin: a novel AMPK
activator with PPARĪ³-agonist activity by Chen Z, Zhang L, Yi J, Yang Z,
Zhang Z, Li Z.(PubMed)
(3) Emodin, a natural product, selectively inhibits
11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and ameliorates metabolic
disorder in diet-induced obese mice by Feng Y, Huang SL, Dou W, Zhang S,
Chen JH, Shen Y, Shen JH, Leng Y.(PubMed)
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