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Banaba

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Ba·na·ba  (b-näb) or O·cean Island (shn)
An island of Kiribati in the west-central Pacific Ocean. First visited by the British in 1804, the island was annexed in 1900 and served as the capital of the colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands until World War II.

Banaba [bəˈnɑːbə]
n
(Placename) an island in the SW Pacific, in the Republic of Kiribati. Phosphates were mined by Britain (1900-79). Area: about 5 sq. km (2 sq. miles). Pop.: 284 (1990) Also called Ocean Island


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: Gymnema sylvestre extract containing gymnemic acid 25%-75%; bitter gourd extract with charantin 1%-5%; white kidney bean extract which has phaseolamin 1%; and banaba extract 1 %.
Many plants have been used historically to treat type II diabetes, including Banaba, gymnema sylvestre and bitter melon.
When used as a part of a daily regimen, the collection, containing powerful ingredients like portulaca and banaba extracts, delivers results that are seen in as little as three days.
 
 
 
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