Fragrant aroma of cinnamon bark (cassiavera) make this plant to be excellent as a flavoring cakes and drinks. Recent years, scientists have managed to uncover other properties of cinnamon, which lower blood sugar.Cinnamon contains various chemical compounds, namely the essential oil eugenol, safrole, also sinamaldehyde content, tannin, calcium oxalate, resins, and tanning.
According to dr Amarullah Dr. Siregar, cinnamon has a biomolecular effects in the pancreas. "Cinnamon contains a chemical compound called PTP1B is working to enable compound in pancreatic beta cells in a way to enable that function to produce insulin," he said.
Furthermore, the insulin will open the door of the red blood cells so that glucose can enter and converted into energy. Patients with diabetes type body sensitivity to insulin is reduced so that blood sugar levels remain high because they can not enter the cell.
PTP1B compounds will also work on alpha cell function helps the liver to produce glycogen. "These cells convert sugar into glycogen, or energy reserves," said Amarullah, an expert in naturopathic medicine.
He added that, unlike diabetes drugs directly reduce blood sugar, herbal remedies like cinnamon works by optimizing the function of organs that are still good. "The increase in blood sugar levels just symptoms of the disorder of insulin. Its source is a pancreatic problem. Therefore, the pancreas functions must be repaired," he said.
