So far, more than 1,200 types of medicinal herbs have proven to be effective in lowering blood sugar levels or alleviating the effects of the disease. Some of the most important herbs prescribed in Iranian traditional medicine are mentioned below:

Medicinal Herbs for Diabetics

1. 

   Onion and Garlic

Garlic is a vegetable with an ancient history. Man discovered the therapeutic properties of garlic in the 5^th century BC. Garlic and onions increase insulin levels in the blood. The more the intake of garlic and onions is, the more blood sugar levels drop.

2. Bitter Cucumber

It is basically green and turns yellowish orange when ripe. All parts of the fruit are very bitter. The bitter cucumber contains a substance similar to insulin. A daily intake of 60 grams of the plant’s resin can slightly decrease sugar blood levels.

3. Fenugreek

The herb is native to Iran and grows in most parts of the country, including Azarbaijan, Isfahan, Fars, Khorasan, Semnan and Damghan. It is used as an edible vegetable.

4. Blueberry

It grows in forests in northern Iran. Its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat diabetes. The effect of one dose of the extract of blueberry leaves, which has properties similar to those of insulin, will remain in the body for several weeks. Moreover, it can be used in preventing the long-term effects of diabetes such as cardiovascular, nervous, renal and ocular effects.

5. Milk Thistle

It is originally native to the Mediterranean. The medicinal herb increases cellular sensitivity to insulin and brings down blood sugar levels. It contains silymarin, which can be taken in 200-mg doses three times a day to decrease insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), HbA1c levels and different types of blood lipids.

6. Colocynth

It is native to Iran and is found in southern parts of the country. The fruit of the plant is prescribed by practitioners of traditional medicine in many countries, including Iran, to bring down blood sugar levels. An intake of 100-mg doses three times a day can slightly bring down IGFs and HbA1c levels in patients suffering from diabetes type 2.

7. Nettle Tea

The nettle is used in Iranian traditional medicine as a drug which decreases blood glucose levels. The extract of its leaves can prevent an increase in blood sugar levels and the destruction of pancreas cells.

It is one of the complications faced by people with broken bones. The bedsore develops rapidly and is difficult to treat.

Signs of Bedsore

The bedsore develops in four stages. It is not severe in the first phase, but gets worse as the disease progresses.

Phase One

In the first stage, the skin is not damaged. The skin turns red in fair-skinned people, and its color does not change to white rapidly when pressed by a finger. The skin may become painful, stiff, softer than normal, or colder/hotter than normal.

Phase Two

The epidermis is damaged. A pink or red-colored wound, and sometimes an ulcer, is formed on the skin.

Phase Three

The fat under the skin becomes visible. The wound becomes deeper, with a yellow-colored tissue at its bottom. The damage may penetrate under the skin.

Phase Four

Muscles, tendons or bones become visible as the wound becomes deeper. The wound has a dried dead tissue at the bottom. The condition spreads under the ostensibly undamaged skin as well.

Places Where Bedsore Is Formed

In those who lie in bed in a supine position for a long time, the bedsore is mostly formed in the following locations:

– Behind the head

– Behind the scapular bone

– Behind the sacrum right between the two curves of the hip

– Behind the heel

Anyone who lies in bed for a long time or sits on a wheelchair and cannot change his/her position repeatedly, should regularly check the skin in above-mentioned locations for possible signs of bedsores. Once one sees the signs, he/she should see a doctor.

Millions of people worldwide catch numerous diseases on a daily basis most of whom, after undergoing a period of treatment, regain their health and come back home. However, those patients who are bedridden in hospital, or at home, for a while face the risk of developing bedsores, also known as pressure sores, and are required to think of finding a bedsore treatment or prevention method.

Bedsores – also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers – are injuries to skin or underlying tissues resulting from prolonged and continuous pressure on the skin. People most at risk of developing bedsores and, thus, in need of bedsore treatments are those with a medical condition that limits their ability to change positions, requires them to use a wheelchair or confines them to a bed for a long time.

Bedsores occur due to pressure being applied to soft tissues resulting in the formation of clots in the capillaries carrying blood to the skin which, per se, leads to the formation of dead skin cells. Annually, 2.5 million people worldwide get bedsores. Pressure sores are painful and their medical treatment is very costly. Time is of the utmost importance for patients suffering from bedsores.

In case the bedsore treatment period is lengthy, the ulcers may spread [from one area] to other areas and make the healing process very difficult.

Daru Darman Salafchegan Company, as a knowledge-based producer of herbal medicine in Iran, has managed to produce an herbal ointment named “New Derm”.  “New Derm” Bedsore Ointment treats the ulcers successfully in the shortest possible period and helps minimize the risk of them being redeveloped or spread to other parts of patient’s body.

The ointment contains herbal elements, with antibacterial and antifungal impacts as well as sore healing and damaged tissue reconstructing properties, which play a significant role in bedsore treatment. It prevents ulcer infection and, by stimulating skin cell growth, accelerates the bedsore treatment process. As mentioned, bedsore treatment is a very costly medical process.

Thanks to the country’s ecological features and age-old history in traditional medicine and herbal remedies, grounds are prepared in Iran for conducting specialized scientific research on the treatment of various diseases through identification and production of medicinal herbs.

In the US, each patient suffering from pressure sores has to spend an average of $20,000 on each period of bedsore treatment. “New Derm” Bedsore Ointment reduces the cost of bedsore treatment to one twentieth of the average amount.

Daru Darman Salafchegan has passed all clinical tests and obtained the required licences for the ointment at the international level. It is now prepared to sign deals with applicant companies across the world, offering its herbal products based on (up to) two-year usance contracts. The high quality herbal ointment helps treat pressure sores with a lower price and in a shorter period.