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Bugleweed contains 280 compounds that provide a myriad of health benefits

July 01, 2020 -

Many Ajuga plants have been used in traditional medicine. In fact, these plants are considered effective remedies for a wide variety of ailments, such as diabetes, dysentery, fever, gastrointestinal disorders, high blood pressure, malaria and toothache.

Researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia have also found evidence of the use of Ajuga plants as anthelmintic (anti-parasitic drugs), diuretic, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-myocobacterial ...

An Ethiopian ethnomedicine found to regulate blood sugar levels in diabetics

November 04, 2018 -

The bracted bugleweed is a plant common in East Africa, but it also grows widely in the Middle East as well as East Asia. In Ethiopian traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat conditions ranging from toothaches and stomach pain to high blood pressure and even diabetes. The leaves are known to be especially bitter; thus, honey is added to make it easier to consume and to store it for later use. Multiple studies have been done on other species of the genus Ajuga, with ...