COMPOSITION FOR TREATING DIABETE AND DIABETE-INDUCED COMPLICATION CONTAINING AN EXTRACT FROM SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS L.

摘要

Provided is a Sanguisorba officinalisL. extract or a composition for preventing and/or ameliorating diabetes and diabetic complications, containing the extract as an active ingredient. More specifically, the Sanguisorba officinalisL. extract shows excellent effects of dropping the blood sugar level, reducing insulin resistance, and preventing diabetic complications caused by high blood sugar. Thus, the Sanguisorba officinalisL. extract can be useful as a composition or a functional food for preventing or treating major symptoms of diabetes and diabetic complications, a pharmaceutical composition for regulating the drop in the blood sugar level, and a health food for the same purpose.