Re: CS>***Study conclusion that Gymnema acts by increasing cell permeabiliy plus increasing insulin secretion

2005-06-13 Thread Debbie Mcdonald
Hi Jean, Those words are from a study, not mine but I would not interpret it that way, Deb --- "oldgl...@bigcountry.net" wrote: > Hi Debbie, > > Are you saying gymnema sylvestre acts in the same > way as prescription drugs? > > Thank you, > > Jean > > *** > > > > An

CS>***Study conclusion that Gymnema acts by increasing cell permeabiliy plus increasing insulin secretion

2005-06-13 Thread oldgl...@bigcountry.net
Hi Debbie, Are you saying gymnema sylvestre acts in the same way as prescription drugs? Thank you, Jean *** > And what this says is that gymnema increases the > release of insulin from the pancreas, and the > mechanism is increasing cell permeability and > making it leak

CS>***Study conclusion that Gymnema acts by increasing cell permeabiliy plus increasing insulin secretion

2005-06-13 Thread Debbie Mcdonald
snip >>> Examination of islet and beta-cell integrity after exposure to GS4, by trypan blue exclusion, indicated that concentrations of GS4 that stimulated insulin secretion also caused increased uptake of dye. Two gymnemic acid-enriched fractions of GS4, obtained by size exclusion and silica gel