A Comprehensive Study of Medicinal Plants with Antidiabetic Properties

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to assess the anti-diabetic effects of several medicinal herbs. Herbal medicine has grown in popularity in both developing and developed countries over the last several years, owing to its natural origins and lack of negative effects. Even though medicinal plants have been utilized to treat diabetes mellitus from ancient times, they have been offered as abundant but untapped prospective sources for anti-diabetic medicines. It's a reality that diabetes can't be cured, and no one has ever claimed to be completely free of the disease. Diabetes mellitus is becoming a severe hazard to human health in all regions of the world due to its fast growing occurrence. Furthermore, several novel bioactive compounds derived from plants have demonstrated antidiabetic action with greater efficacy than oral hypoglycemic medicines already utilized in clinical therapy in recent years. Despite the fact that many plants are recommended, further pharmacological and chemical study is needed to fully understand the mechanism of hypoglycemic action.

Role of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

“…One-half of those with diabetes (50.1%) are unaware that they have the disease [2]. Insulin and various oral antidiabetic drugs such as sulfonylureas, biguanides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, and glinides are the currently available treatment for DM [3]. Materials are costly and hard to acquire in developing countries.…”