This is a very interesting post. I had not come across Moringa oleifera before. Your post has lead me to do a little more digging, and this is a summary of what I have learned, since you posted.
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I used to be on a medication called Vildagliptin, which, at a dose of 50mg once daily, is apparently comparable in effect to taking Sitagliptin once daily at 25mg. These two medications are both Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors.
❸ I am not a clinician or a medical professional myself, just a diabetic who has done a bit of University-level study in the past. The quotes above from
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. (2020). Moringa oleifera. Accessed 6-Apr-2022, from mskcc.org.
This article, in turn, cites (amongst many other references):
Nova, E., et al. (2020). Potential of Moringa oleifera to Improve Glucose Control for the Prevention of Diabetes and Related Metabolic Alterations: A Systematic Review of Animal and Human Studies. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 10;12(7):2050. Accessed 6-Apr-2022, from doi: 10.3390/nu12072050.
REFERENCES:
[ᵃ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa_oleifera#Traditional_medicine_and_research
[ᵇ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa_oleifera#Potential_adverse_effects
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