Ingredients

NAAVUDI's core component is Epicatechin, obtained from the bark of the Indian Malabar Kino tree, Pterocarpus marsupium. This tree has been a staple of Indian Ayurvedic medicine for more than three thousand years. Its bark, leaves, petals, and even its heartwood are used as sources of herbal medicines.

Like many other ancient remedies, Epicatechin is now receiving attention and testing in contemporary medical research. It is now believed to promote growth of pancreatic beta cells, thus improving the production of insulin, and to reduce blood-glucose sugar.

Several other traditional Ayurvedic herbal derivatives from the following plants are also included in NAAVUDI, in carefully calibrated amounts:

These various herbal extracts each are intended to mitigate several complications of diabetes, and to restore proper metabolic functioning. They can work together synergistically when NAAVUDI enters a person's body. More detail:

Malabar Kino has been a staple of Indian Ayurvedic medicine for probably more than three thousand years. The bark, leaves, petals, and even the heartwood of this tree all are used as sources of herbal medicines. Like many other ancient remedies, Epicatechin is now receiving attention and testing in contemporary medical research. It is now believed to promote growth of pancreatic beta cells, thus improving the production of insulin, and to directly reduce blood-glucose sugar.

Bitter Melon has a wide variety of culinary and medicinal uses. It may be cooked or eaten raw, in the cuisine of countries in a band from Eritrea to Japan. The fruit is somewhat similar to a cucumber, but has a wrinkled lighter-green skin and a well-known bitter taste, Various bitter-melon constituent compounds have been found to increase insulin sensitivity, to lower blood-glucose-sugar concentrations, and to regulate glucose uptake by body cells.

Indian Bay Leaf is a particular special variety, somewhat similar in appearance to the usual cooking bay leaves, but imparting dissimilar flavors to them if used in cooking. The tree is from a different genus than the usual bay-leaf tree, which is popularly known as 'laurel.' The plant is native to the state of Kerala in southwestern India, but has spread widely in southern Asia. Extracts of its dried leaves can produce flavoring effects much like cinnamon, or like cloves, and have been found to increase pancreatic activity, to lower blood glucose, and to function as a diuretic.

Fenugreek as a plant has some similarity to wild clover, and its leaves and seeds are often used in cooking curry. The odd name is derived from Latin, meaning 'Greek hay.' Today the country that grows the most fenugreek is India, but It has been grown agriculturally for at least six millenia, and is used in folk medicine all the way from Eritrea to China. It has antidiabetic and diuretic effects that have been demonstrated in human trials, specifically reducing serum glucose and increasing glucose tolerance.

Java Plum -- also commonly known as Damson Plum or Jambul -- is from a tree native to India and Australia, but by now spread much more widely and grown commercially in many tropical areas. It is established in Florida and in Hawaii, where it is perceived as an invasive species. The tasty berries are crimson black when ripe, and the berries and seeds have long been believed to have health benefits, particularly for diabetics; they can reduce blood-glucose-sugar levels, and also reduce glucose in the urine and act as diuretics. The wood of the tree is unusually durable, although difficult for carpenters to work.

Indian Lilac is a large, fast-growing tree related to mahogany, and native to much of south Asia. Extracts of many parts of the tree are used medicinally: seeds, leaves, oils, flowers, roots, and bark. In some Indian provinces, the flowers are used in cooking curry. In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, the tree is called 'Neem' and is considered to have healing effects for many different diseases. Water extract of its leaves has been demonstrated as helpful in treating diabetes, by controlling metabolism and blood-glucose-sugar level.

Kutaki is a perennial woody plant with roots a few centimetres long. The plant grows naturally in the mountainous northwestern Indian Himalayan areas, as far east as Sikkim. It is becoming an endangered plant species, and is propagated by growing small pieces. Extracts from kutaki roots are a traditional Ayurvedic remedy for diseases affecting the liver and the kidneys and urinary system, including diabetes. Many other health benefits have been claimed for them, including controlling metabolism.

Holy Basil -- aka tulsi -- is a hairy-appearing Indian plant that grows profusely around Hindu temples, and has now spread to be raised in other countries. It has been grown as a medicinal plant for at least two millennia. It has a pleasant aroma, and grows in both red and green varieties. Oil from its leaves is believed to improve the function of the pancreatic beta cells that provide the body's own source of insulin, and one small controlled medical trial has supported this belief. It also has been found to promote sweating, to ease stress, and to support adaptability.

Gurmarbooti India leaves are another traditional Ayurvedic remedy. The plant is a large woody climber, native to the forests of southern India, that can grow roots at nodes. The extract of its leaves contains gymnemic acid, which has recently been shown to stimulate the body's production of insulin, thereby reducing blood-glucose sugar; and to decrease any excessive craving for sweets, by reducing the ability to taste sugar. It has also been shown to reduce the intestinal transport of sugars and fatty acids, and to function as a diuretic.