Drink Chamomile Tea Against Diabetes Complications?

Filed in archive Diet , Research on September 16, 2008

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Drinking chamomile tea with meals may prevent the complications of diabetes such as vision loss, nerve damage, and kidney damage.

Such were the findings reported by Japanese and British researchers.

In the new study, Atsushi Kato and colleagues point out that chamomile, also known as manzanilla, has been used for years as a medicinal cure-all to treat a variety of medical problems including stress, colds, and menstrual cramps. Scientists recently proposed that the herbal tea might also be beneficial for fighting diabetes, but the theory hasn't been scientifically tested until now.

Findings were reported in the September 10 issue of American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

I wonder what chamomile tea tastes like, i never tried it. Have you?