ROLE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES: A REVIEW

Abstract

Since ancient time medicinal plants are playing a vital role in the treatment of various diseases.Plants consists of several phytoconstituents, phytochemicals which has great potential in the treatment of several disorders only thing is there is need to explore them and transform them in the form of affordable with less side effect and more patient compliance medicine. “Diabetes “ This word is familiar to everyone,and mostly everyone are aware of its consequences.The datas shows that the reason of half of all deaths is because of Diabetes. Plant sources are rich with several hypoglycemic compounds,but due to so called development of modern medicines,it has been ignored.However now a days several research is going on the medicinal plants and claimed activities,eventhough there is a need of extensive and fruitful research work as the result may turn into safe ,affordable and efcacious drug. Keeping the same in view this manuscript has been prepared wherein few plants or its parts are being discussed which has claimed antidiabetic activity but scientically not proven yet,even very few literatures/manuscript has been published claiming their antidiabetic property.Hence,this manuscript may help the researchers in exploring the antidiabetic herbal medicines or the phytoconstituents which may be useful in the treatment of deadly disorder i.e Diabetes.