Pharmaceutical Composition for Treating or Preventing Diabetes Mellitus Containing an Extract of Chinese Herb as an Effective Ingredient

摘要

A pharmaceutical composition comprising the extracts of Chinese herbs is provided to inhibit activity of alpha-glucosidase and suppress rapid increase of glucose concentration in blood after digestion by reducing digestion speed of carbohydrates, thereby treating or preventing diabetes mellitus. A pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing diabetes mellitus comprises 0.1-50 wt.% of the extracts of Chinese herbs including Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, Astragalus membranaceus, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Lycium chinense, Morus, Pueraria thunbergiana, Prunella vulgaris var. lilacina, Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, Schizandra chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Dioscorea batatas, Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum, Paeonia lactiflora and Rehmannia glutinosa in a mixing ratio of 1 : 0.7 : 0.4 : 0.7 : 0.4 : 0.7 : 1.1 : 0.9 : 0.4 : 0.4 : 0.7 : 0.7 : 0.9 : 0.9(w/w), which are prepared by extracting Chinese herbs with water, C1-4 lower alcohol or a mixed solvent thereof.