An Interventional Approach to lower the blood glucose level of diabetic patients through herbal food products prepared from Adhatoda vasica Adusa and Tinospora cordifolia Giloy

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newlineABSTRACT newline newline An Interventional Approach to lower the blood glucose level of diabetic patients through herbal food products prepared from Adhatoda vasica (Adusa) and Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) newlineIncreasing awareness about herbal medicinal plants attracts people to take herbal preparation to combat disease. Despite the presence of anti-diabetic drugs in the pharmaceutical market, the treatment of diabetes with medicinal plants is often successful. Two such plants are Adhatoda vasica (Adusa) and Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy) that possess antidiabetic compounds which aids in lowering the elevated blood glucose level. Incorporation of Leaves of Adusa and Giloy as food products enhanced the nutritive value of traditional recipes by improving their micronutrient content as well as active compounds present in both herbs aids in lowering the high blood glucose level. Hence, these recepies can be helpful for therapeutic purposes and can be included in the diets of all age groups because of its healthy benefits. The present investigation was undertaken with the objectives to assess phytochemical compounds in dehydrated leaves of Adusa and Giloy, to develop herbal food products with the incorporation of dehydrated leaves powder, to assess sensory acceptability of the prepared herbal food products, to assess nutritional profile, anti-nutritional and anti-oxidant properties of the value added food products, to find out Shelf life and cost of the prepared herbal food products, supplementation of herbal food product and assessing the impact of supplementation on glucose level of the respondents and to develop and assess nutrition education module for creating awareness on utilization of herbal leaves. The study was conducted in Nutrition Research Lab of Ethelind College of Home Science to prepare food products namely Tea Bags and Digestive Powder from dehydrated leaves of Adusa and Giloy. Fresh leaves of both the plants were dehydrated and investigated the presence of compound that aids in lowering the blood glucos