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Shaman medicine antidote to "sweet blood"

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 30th, 2003

Shamans in the highlands of Mexico traditionally prescribe specially prepared medicinal plants for diabetes.

After many years of field studies and laboratory tests, researchers from the University of Bonn have been able to confirm that these natural remedies really are highly effective and, what's more, have few side effects.

In Mexico a factory is now planned which will produce plant-based anti-diabetes capsules. The know-how of traditional healers could thereby contribute towards solving a pressing problem: the WHO estimates that by 2025 every seventh Mexican will be suffering from diabetes: just under 12 million people.

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