Research · Randomized controlled trial
Randomized placebo-controlled, single blind trial of holy basil leaves in patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
What it found
Fasting glucose fell ~17.6% and postprandial glucose ~7.3% on holy basil versus placebo, with mild reductions in cholesterol; an old, small single-blind trial.
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Year
- 1996
- Sample size
- 40
- Population
- patients with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes
- Intervention
- holy basil leaves vs placebo leaves (crossover)
- Outcome
- fasting and postprandial blood glucose; cholesterol
- Journal
- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.