{"id":173,"date":"2012-10-13T05:30:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T05:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=173"},"modified":"2012-10-15T04:44:01","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T04:44:01","slug":"guava-leaves-for-diabetes-fan-shi-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=173","title":{"rendered":"Guava Leaves for Diabetes (Fan Shi Liu)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"notModule1\">\n<p>I went back to <a title=\"uwajimaya\" href=\"http:\/\/Uwajimaya.com\" target=\"_blank\">Uwjimaya&#8217;s<\/a> today and found a different diabetic tea called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Royal-King-Diabetics-Naturally-Caffeine\/dp\/B00506D916\" target=\"_blank\">Guava Leaves Tea (Fan Shi Liu)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a Chinese Herbal tea containing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guava Leaves<\/li>\n<li>Green Tea<\/li>\n<li>Licorice Root<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/297863-the-health-benefits-of-guava-leaf-tea\/#ixzz29KzTJS9C\" target=\"_blank\">LiveStrong.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<strong>The Health Benefits of Guava Tea<\/strong> article:<\/p>\n<h2>Diabetes<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Guava leaf tea may be effective in lowering blood glucose levels. According to a study published in 2010 in &#8220;Nutrition and Metabolism&#8221; and conducted by the Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research in Tokyo, Japan, consumption of guava leaf tea inhibits alpha-glucosidase enzymes. The inhibition of these enzymes results in reduction of blood glucose levels; the suppression of elevated blood glucose levels is critical in the prevention of type 2 diabetes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Diarrhea<\/h2>\n<p>Guava leaf tea is also a popular treatment for diarrhea. Diarrhea is caused by toxins produced by germs that colonize on the lining of the intestinal tract. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the consumption of guava leaf tea will prevent the germs from producing toxins that cause diarrhea. In addition, guava leaf tea will also inhibit the activity of the toxins that may have already been produced.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section>\n<h2>Mouth Ailments<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<section>Guava leaf tea is useful in treating ailments associated with the mouth. According to &#8220;The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth&#8221; by Jonny Bowden, the tea made from the guava leaf can treat ulcers in the mouth. In addition, as a gargling agent, guava leaf tea can alleviate discomfort associated with sore throats, laryngitis and mouth swelling.<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section>\n<h2>Infections<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<blockquote>\n<section>Guava leaf tea has shown effectiveness when used as a topical treatment of skin and soft tissue infections. A study conducted at Federal University of Technology in Yola, Nigeria revealed the components of the guava leaf extract promoted anti-bacterial properties, which prevented infections in surgical wounds and other skin and soft tissue infections.<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went back to Uwjimaya&#8217;s today and found a different diabetic tea called Guava Leaves Tea (Fan Shi Liu) This is a Chinese Herbal tea containing: Guava Leaves Green Tea Licorice Root According to LiveStrong.com\u00c2\u00a0The Health Benefits of Guava Tea article: Diabetes Guava leaf tea may be effective in lowering &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese-herbs-chinese-herbs","category-health-conditions","column","threecol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}