Traditional Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: A Review

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a non-communicable disease which affects hundreds of millions of peoples in the world. This disease leads to serious problem over time if it is not properly managed. The current review is aimed at providing a comprehensive review from different research articles carried out on traditional medicinal plants/herbs used for the treatment/ management of diabetes. Several plants have been used for the management of diabetes mellitus. The search was done in Google Scholar, pub med, and Science Direct databases using the key words diabetes, traditional medicine, antidiabetic, medicinal plants, management and anti-hyperglycemic effects of diabetes. In this review, Allium cepa L., Allium sativum L., Aloe vera (L), Lepidium sativum L., Oxalis corniculata L, Ricinus communis L, Thymus schimperi Ronniger, Trigonella foenum graecum L and Zingiber officinale Roscoe found to have repeatedly positive impact for the management of diabetes. Thus, it is very important to utilize those medicinal plants for the diabetic patients as an alternative choice for the management of diabetes.