Supports normal blood sugar levels.

The Banaba is a medicinal plant which grows in India and other parts of South Asia. An active phyto-chemical, corosolic acid, has been isolated from the leaf of the plant. Several animal and human studies have shown that corosolic acid has the ability to reduce elevated blood glucose levels without causing hypoglycemia. These studies also show that the lipid-soluble oil form is more effective than the powder form.

Corosolic acid increases cellular uptake of glucose. A controlled in vitro study, using cells known to have glucose transporters, demonstrated that glucose uptake in the corosolic acid environment was 20% greater than in the control. Numerous double-blind placebo-controlled studies in the US and Japan show that 48 mg per day of 1% corosolic acid (as contained in Normalose) positively supports normal blood sugar levels. There was a marked absence of side effects and a side benefit of several pounds of weight loss within 30-45 days.