Tropical Plant Can Prevent Diabetes Complications
 
January 3, 2002

 

 
New research shows there's a natural, herbal remedy that can help prevent and treat some of the most common complications of diabetes, a condition that affects 16 million of us worldwide.
 
It's gotu kola, a tropical creeping plant that's been a mainstay of ancient herbal medicine for centuries. (Gotu kola is also known by its Latin name, Centella asiatica, or as Indian pennywort.)  See link above for article..