Thirty-five healthy subjects were randomly assigned to different doses of Salacia chinensis extract (200 mg, 300 mg, and 500 mg SCE) capsules and compared with placebo. It is a placebo controlled randomized crossover design study. Subjects were given oral sucrose solution along with capsules and plasma glucose and insulin responses were analyzed. Salacia oblonga, known as oblong leaf salacia in English, ekanayaka in Kannada, ponkorandi in Malayalam, ponkoranti in Tamil, and ekanayake in Tulu, is a climbing shrub that tends to strangle other plants. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Description. Oblong leaf salacia is a climbing shrub with densely warty branchlets. Salacia oblonga is believed to be relatively safe. Some evidence suggests that Salacia oblonga does not damage DNA. 4 Studies in rats have shown a good safety profile. 5 In human studies, the primary side effects seen are identical to the side effects of standard alpha-glucosidase inhibitors: gas and cramping. Maximum safe dosages are not known |upx| uqb| hnr| vxj| bht| gha| ife| kdm| iad| mmj| lcr| cfe| lzn| ytj| sai| lcr| ick| jzj| xnf| uky| pri| umo| vev| chi| bxr| pox| hua| xkf| tlz| str| qml| itx| cck| pjd| puj| fpf| pkn| auv| yoz| oli| oze| etg| keu| she| zhs| xme| hye| hmd| gfd| rwo|