Wonder plant to cure diabetes

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Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:01:28 -0800 (PST)

Subject: Wonder plant to cure diabetes

To: diabetes

Rural Economy

Monday, November 28, 2005

--> Anyone know why this plant would be considered a wonder plant?

Wonder plant to cure diabetes

Itanagar, Nov 27 Stevia, a high value medicinal plant whose dry leaves can be

used by diabetics, has been successfully cultivated in Debang valley district of

Arunachal Pradesh and is ready for commercial harvesting.

URL:

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=109906

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>

> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:01:28 -0800 (PST)

> From: Mike <mikejonea2@y...>

> Subject: Wonder plant to cure diabetes

> To: diabetes

>

> Rural Economy

>

> Monday, November 28, 2005

> --> Anyone know why this plant would be considered a wonder

plant?

> Wonder plant to cure diabetes

>

> Itanagar, Nov 27 Stevia, a high value medicinal plant whose dry

leaves can be used by diabetics, has been successfully cultivated in

Debang valley district of Arunachal Pradesh and is ready for

commercial harvesting.

>

>

> URL:

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=109906

>

If you do a bit of a Google search like my 13 year old daughter did,

you can find dozens of " cures " for diabetes. But she wonders, Rose

being a very logical girl, why aren't the newspapers full of front

page headlines over such momentous news?

Ron

[Guest guest]

I haven't read anything that states why or how this would cure

diabetes. I have read that it is a sweetner type herb and instead of

using cancer causeing sweetner Stevia could be used and is less

harmful. But the FDA won't approve it as a sweetner just a

supplement. I will have to do some research and see if there is any

info on the wonder drug curing diabetes part.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I saw the article and it devoid of any detail about what it did.

" Cure " is not a good word to use to people who would love there to be a

cure. Cancer Research UK for instance bans its use in press releases.

Even if one did have a drug that " cured " either type I or II diabetes, it

would take decades of research to be sure that it cured and didnt have side

effects.