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Best 12 Foods and Herbs for a Healthy Pancreas
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5. Horsetail
Horsetail is rich in silica, which helps the body heal and rebuild damaged tissue that become damaged due to inflammation of the pancreas. One study analyzed the effects of horsetail on rats that were diabetic and found that after only 5 weeks of treatment, horsetail produced significant anti-diabetic compounds and helped to regenerate the pancreas.
6. Haritaki
This little known herb has big benefits for the pancreas. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute conducted a study in 2007 that showed that haritaki had powerful cancer fighting compounds and that it might prevent the growth of cancerous tumors in the pancreas. Scientists believe that haritaki causes apoptosis (natural cancer cell death) but shows no obvious side effects. Oral consumption of haritaki extract was shown that it lowered blood sugar levels by 43.2 percent, which suggests that this herb might just have some real value a treatment for diabetic patients.
7. Oregano
Oregano has shown promise as becoming a treatment for oxidation caused disorders, such as diabetes, due to its rich, natural phenolic antioxidants. University of Massachusetts researchers studied the anti-diabetic compounds of oregano in 2004 and discovered that it could inhibit porcine pancreatic amylase. These results support the traditional belief that oregano is a powerful anti-hyperglycemic compound that can manage hyperglycemia and/or diabetic long term complications.
8. Dandelion
Like haritaki and calendula, dandelion is believed to be an effective treatment against aggressive pancreatic cancer cells, and especially against those that appear to be resistant to other types of cancer treatments. Scientists in Canada found in a 2012 that extract from a dandelion root induced cancer cell death but did not affect normal cells. Dandelion tea is known to flush toxins out of the intestines and to help heal damaged pancreatic tissues.
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