Gluco Fit is a dietary supplement extracted from the Lagerstroemia speciosa herb. The formulation of Now Foods is standardized to a concentration of 18% corosolic acid.
Corosolic acid is a natural triterpenoid, known under the chemical term 2 alpha-hydroxy ursolic acid. Triterpenoid glycosides appear to be suitable to help address a wide range of health issues, with their anticancer, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and cholesterol-lowering properties. Scientific studies have shown that corosolic acid supports healthy glucose metabolism. Additionally, it seemed to exhibit glucose transport induction activity, similar to insulin.
Corosolic acid is also found in other plants grown from Asia to South America, and many of these are traditionally used to treat cancer, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Lagerstro-emia speciosa of Now Foods is standardized to a concentration of 18% and guarantees all the effects of corosolic acid.
Corosolic acid is particularly important because it means that a diabetic can stop taking GlucoFit® for several days without the fear of an acute hypoglycemic episode.