Diabetes Mellitus Management: An Extensive Review of 37 Medicinal Plants

Plants have been used as sources of medicine since ancient times. Natural products extensively in Chinese, ayurvedic and folk medicine. In addition, a significant portion the world’s population still utilizes herbal Diabetes is common ailment affecting almost 463 million people world. However, current medications exert harmful after-effects on patients, while medicines fewer adverse effects. possess secondary metabolites, such alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, etc., which numerous beneficial effects health. Extensive research has conducted over years investigating proving hypoglycemic potential various plants. The present paper reviews 37 plants that are rich phytoconstituents variety pharmacological activities experimentally proven to potentially properties animal models: Ficus racemosa, Agremone mexicana, Bombax ceiba, Cajanus cajan, Coccinia cordifolia, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Neolamarckia cadamba, Mangifera indica, Cocos nucifera, Tamarindus Punica granatum, Azadirachta Costus speciosus, Moringa oleifera, Andrographis paniculata, benghalensis, Anacardium occidentale, Annona squamosa, Boerhaavia diffusa, Catharanthus roseus, Cocculus hirsutus, hispida, Terminalia chebula, catappa, Amaranthus tricolor, Blumea lacera, Piper betle leaves, Achyranthes aspera, Kalanchoe pinnata, Nelumbo Mikania cordata, Wedelia chinensis, Murraya koenigii, Aloe barbadensis, Bryophyllum pinnatum Asparagus racemosus. These plant extracts exhibit antidiabetic through different mechanisms, including α-amylase α-glucosidase inhibition, increases glucose uptake stimulation insulin secretion.