MEDICINAL PLANTS AND PHYTOCHEMICALS IN PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF LIFE STYLE DISORDERS: PHARMACOLOGICAL STUDIES AND CHALLENGES

The prevalence of lifestyle disorders such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia, and overweight/obesity is rising rapidly. Recently the popularity herbal supplements among patients with has been increasing. Consumption a plant-based diet consisted appropriate phytochemicals accepted reliable means for prevention management several disorders. Phytochemicals play crucial role in disease prevention, especially when changes alone are not found effective. Various human animal trials have established pharmacological action phytonutrients present plants. Several bioactive compounds polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, stilbenes. plants garlic, Aloe vera, turmeric, tulsi, drumstick. that shown significant beneficial effect on DM, metabolic syndrome, lipid disorders, etc. This review focuses therapeutic some high potential their challenges use medicines.