A double blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled study of Salacia Chinensis, with alpha‐glucosidase inhibitor properties, on post‐prandial glycemia.

Alpha‐glucosidase inhibitors are used as antidiabetic agents to slow carbohydrate absorption. We examined a medicinal plant, Salacia, with known α‐glucosidase inhibitor properties. In this clinical trial, we measured glycemic indices after a mixed meal tolerance test in healthy overweight/obese individuals. We randomized 51 subjects (BMI: 28.7 ± 3.5 kg/m 2 ; 58% female) to Salacia Chinensis (SC) extract (300 mg and 500 mg dose) and placebo in...