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Another ancient Indian secret heads for foreign shores

Another ancient Indian secret is heading for foreign shores. Salacia, or Saptarangi, a herb used in India for more than 3,000 years to treat diabetes, is being broken down to its molecules by Japanese scientists in Kyoto.

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