Pemanfaatan Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) Pada Diabetes Mellitus Tipe 2

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus was one of WHO priority diseases because the number of sufferers is quite high and always increased in every country, especially in Indonesia. Efforts to manage diabetes mellitus from non-pharmacological, pharmacological, to traditional treatments have been carried out. Indonesia is also a country that has a variety of nutritious plants, but only a few plants have been used as traditional medicine. The purpose of this study was to find out how the utilization would be done using dandelion or Taraxacum officinale for type 2 diabetes mellitus so that the results would be useful to increase knowledge for health providers and the people of Indonesia in utilizing the natural resources in Indonesia. This type of research was a literature review and the method used in this study literature was collecting 21 literature from books and 30 case report and research article journals. Conclusion: One of the medicinal plants found in Indonesia was dandelion plant (Taraxacum officinale) which was known to have antihyperglycemic or antidiabetic effects, but its use in Indonesia was quite rare. Antidiabetic mechanisms of this plant are reabsorption of the glucose in the kidneys, reducing the activity of the enzyme alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase, reducing glucose levels in the blood, and inhibiting the flow of potassium channels.