INS and Hyperglycemia: However, even though both plants presented a modest inhibition of α-glucosidases (around 25%), this mechanism could contribute to the hypoglycemic effect in the postprandial state in a synergistic way, namely the possible reduction of postprandial hyperglycemia by these plants could be mainly due to other mechanisms, such as insulin secretion, improvement of insulin function, and blocking of intestinal absorption, rather than inhibition of carbohydrate breakdown.