Yes, diabecon does have pterocarpus marsupium (latin name for indian kino tree) as a core ingredient in its tablet. The problem with himalaya products is that they do not seem to be 100% vegetarian. When you try to contact himalaya, they do not provide you with an accurate answer and neither does the package state this fact.
I too found an online store called provedic (
http://www.provedic.com/uk) that has both the indian kino powder and wooden tumbler. Though its got a UK website selling in pound sterling, in reality it is an Indian company and all the products are sent directly from their warehouse in India. What was interesting is that they have a local UK number that I called and got a great deal of information on indian kino tree or vijaysar as they call it in India. I spoke for a good 10-15 minutes to a customer service agent called Dominic and forwarded my concerns. Here are brief details our conversation:
To begin with, indian kino will only work in diabetes mellitus type 2 (non-insulin dependents diabetes). The success rate their customers have had has been 75-80% in the case of indian kino tree powder and 60-65% in the case of the wooden tumbler. I asked on how he arrived at those numbers and he replied back by stating that repeat orders of all customers are analysed over a period of one year and that is where the statistics came from. He stressed on the fact that in about 20% of customers, these products showed no substantial benefit.
The powder is made from the outer bark of the tree whereas the tumbler is made from the inner core (heartwood). The wooden tumbler essentially lasts about a month and would need replacement thereafter. Water needs to be left overnight in the tumbler and consumed the following morning. Essentially, the water draws the properties of the indian kino wood over night and changes its colour. The powder can be mixed with warm water or milk and consumed twice a day. The powder is more beneficially than the tumbler as it enters your system directly. Each pack of the powder would roughly last 15 days if consumed twice a day.
As far as the certifications are concerned, the powder is manufactured in an ISO 22000 and GMP certified facility. It contains NO-GMO and is a 100% natural product free for any artificial additives or preservatives. He stated that as the tumbler was nothing but a piece of wood, and thus the only certification requirement for this was an Ayurvedic License in India.
He also pointed out that they have an exclusive website for more information on this at
www.indiankinotree.com.
