what is wereke?!
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Other common names: Guareque, Wareki, Choyalhuani
Where is it found? Wereke has been employed medicinally by various ethnic groups in Northwestern Mexico for many centuries. It still grows wild in parts of Sonora and Chihuahua, for example.
Part(s) of the plant used: The root.
How is it used? For the treatment of diabetes, slices of dried Wereke root are boiled in
water and the resulting decoction is drunk as a tea. Various other products containing
Wereke root are also available in commerce, including capsules and liquid extracts. None
of these products have been evaluated or studied in depth from a medical standpoint.
Wereke belongs to the gourd or pumpkin family, which includes some plants that do in
fact have biochemical compounds that may reduce the levels of sugar (glucose) in the
blood.
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