Study Shows Effect of Papaya Leaf on Diabetes

Scientists from a Mexican University researched the effect of papaya leaf on diabetes in 2012.

The study showed that the leaf reduced a “dose-dependent level of glucose in diabetic rats”.

From the Universidad Juàrez Autónoma de Tabasco:

Hypoglycemic Effect of Aqueous Extract of Carica papaya Leaf in Streptzotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
Isela Juarez Rojop, PhD1, P H Miranda-Osorio, MS1, Teresa Ramon-Frias, MS2, Hidemi Aguilar-Mariscal, PhD1, Jorge Ble-Castillo, PhD1, A Rodriguez-Hernandez, PhD1, Maria A Jimenez-Santos, PhD2 and Juan C Diaz-Zagoya, PhD1

http://m.edrv.endojournals.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/33/03_MeetingAbstracts/SAT-199