Banaba
- What other names is Banaba known by?
- What is Banaba?
- How does Banaba work?
- Are there safety concerns?
- Are there any interactions with medications?
- Dosing considerations for Banaba.
What other names is Banaba known by?
Banaba Extract, Banabalean, Corosolic acid, Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Extrait de Banaba, Lagerstroemia flos-reginae, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Munchausia speciosa, Myrte de Crêpe, Pride-of-India, Pyinma, Queen's Crape Myrtle.What is Banaba?
Banaba is a tree. People use the leaves to make medicine.Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...
- Diabetes and weight loss.
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).
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