- Pata de vaca
Taxobox
name = "Bauhinia forficata"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Bauhinia forficata"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Caesalpinioideae
tribus =Cercideae
genus = "Bauhinia "
species = "B. forficata"
binomial = "Bauhinia forficata"
binomial_authority = LinkPata de vaca ("Bauhinia forficata") is a
tree in the legume family native toBrazil andPeru that is used in tea form as a natural treatment fordiabetes . It is said to be a naturalinsulin substitute or a "vegetable insulin", a teabag's worth of which can be consumed after a meal to lower blood sugar levels.External links
* [http://www.rain-tree.com/patadevaca.htm Its entry in the tropical plant database]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16473670&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_docsum Research indentifying useful chemical extracted from Pata de vaca]
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