Botanic Healthcare has taken giant strides to become one of the world’s largest Banaba Extract Manufacturers in India. Obtained from Banaba Plant, this Banaba Extract has several uses in Food, Dietary Supplements, Aromatherapy, Pharmaceuticals and many other industries.
Banaba has been used as a folk medicine to treat diabetes in various parts of the world, primarily southeast Asia. It is a tropical flowering tree growing up to 50 feet tall; used in the management of impaired glucose tolerance.
Family
Lythraceae
Common Name
Crepe Myrtle, Pride of India, Banaba.
Botanical Name
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Active Principles
Studies have isolated: corosolic acid, ellagitannin Lagerstroemin and gallotannins. Phytochemical studies on leaves have yielded glycosides, sugars, tannins, proteins, steroids, anthraquinone glycosides, flavonoids, saponins.