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Banaba is a tropical plant that shows potential benefit to treat type 2 diabetes. It is also being used in multi-ingredient products for weight loss. The active ingredients are thought to stimulate cell glucose uptake by insulin-like activity. In one small study there were no adverse effects or drug interactions reported. This study indicated that banaba may be helpful in lowering blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, the authors only reported percentage lowering of blood glucose and did not report the actual values. There is no long-term information available, and the effect on A1C has not been reported. The usual dose is 48 mg/day of the 1% corsolic acid extract, using the soft gel formulation.¹¹³