TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES.

摘要

A traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating diabetes comprises extracts from: musk; motherwort, clove and xanthium (cocklebur). Preferably the composition comprises musk 50-500g; chuanxiong 50-500g, motherwort 50-500g, clove 10-80g and cocklebur (xanthium) 10-80g. A process for making the traditional Chinese medicine comprising using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of essential oil extracts from: musk, motherwort, cloves and xanthium, followed by steam distillation thereof, adding borneol and a suitable matrix substance, is also provided.