TRIBUNJOGJA.COM – Brotowali is a traditional Indonesian medicinal plant which is usually planted in the yard or grows wild in the forest.
Decoction of the stems which taste very bitter is usually used as a rheumatic medicine blood sugarreduce fever, and help reduce the symptoms of diabetes.
Even this plant is said to help manage diabetes type 2.
Because it works like a hypoglycemic agent, which produces insulin and helps lower blood levels of blood sugar.
Giloy helps burn excess glucose which further lowers levels of blood sugar height.
As per a study conducted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), giloy is said to have significant anti-diabetic activity.
About Brotowali
Brotowali has long been used as a medicinal plant. The good news, this plant thrives in various regions in Indonesia.
So the names are different.
Some call it brotowali, bratawali, antawali, gedel leaf and Putrawali.
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