Effect of mother tinctures of Gymnema sylvestre and Cephalendra indica on diabetes typeII

The mother tinctures of the herbs Gymnema sylvestre and Cephalendra indica have been used in homeopathy for the treatment of diabetes mellitus as hypoglycemic agents. Both of these herbs are found in abundance in the subcontinent. Their hypoglycemic effect is known but the mechanism of action is still controversial. In the present study a total of 41 patients with diabetes type II were selected and administered mother tinctures of Gymnema sylvestre and Cephalendra indica in liquid form. Fasting and random blood glucose levels were taken along with fasting serum insulin levels prior to the medication. Medication to these 41 patients was given for 30 days and their blood glucose levels along with insulin levels were estimated on the 1st, 10th and 30th day. Treatment with Gymnema sylvestre and Cephalendra indica showed a significant decrease in the blood glucose level however, no effect on the serum insulin level was observed

role of vitamin A in enhancing humoral immunity produced by antirabies vaccine

We tested the effects of vitamin A supplementation on the antibody titre of 40 healthy volunteers [age range: 10-35 years], who had received a complete course of antirabies vaccine [5 injections over 30 days]. After determining the baseline serum vitamin A status of 80 volunteers, 20 pairs were matched for serum vitamin A level, body mass index, age, sex and socioeconomic status. One person from each pair was randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group received vitamin A and antirabies vaccine. Controls received only the vaccine. The experimental group had significantly greater [2.1 times] serum antirabies titre than controls. This finding is an important step towards improving the economy of dosage of antirabies vaccines