A REVIEW ON: POTENTIAL ANTIDIABETIC HERBAL MEDICINES
AbstractDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine system. This frightful disease is found in all parts of the world and is becoming a serious threat to healthcare providers. Nowadays DM is a most spreading disease in the world. In rapidly growing world a number of treatment options are available for treatment of DM. Long term use of allopathic medicinal agents may cause unwanted side effects, resulting uncontrolled blood sugar as well as complications of DM, also DM is highly prone to different types of microorganism and it will affect immune system of body. The use of herbal medicine for the prevention and treatment of DM has been in practice since ancient time. Medicinal plants as a traditional medicine is being used by about 60% of the world’s population and India is major contributor to produced herbal medicines. Generally it is believed that the risk associated with herbal medicine is very less, but reports on serious reactions of herbal drugs are also necessary. Numerous herbal plants have been investigated for their potential to treat different types of diabetes. Herbal antidiabetics may delay the development of diabetic complications or correct the metabolic abnormalities. Many of herbal plants and formulations founded effective in treatment of DM. This systemic review paper mainly is focused on herbal plants as antidiabetics in various traditional medicines and explores the herbal plant, isolated active principle and formulation with antidiabetic activity.
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IJPSR
Praful A. Talaviya*, Shaival K. Rao , Bhavesh M. Vyas , Shashipal P. Indoria , Rakesh K. Suman and Vishal P. Suvagiya
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pacific University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
talaviya.pr@gmail.com
05 September, 2013
30 October, 2013
04 January, 2014
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.5(2).302-19
01 February, 2014