Abstract

EFFECT OF VIJAYSAR ON PREDIABETES CONDITION - A REVIEW

Dr. Swapnil Padate*, Dr. Renu P. Raokhande, Dr. Dnyaneshwar Padavi

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Abstract

Vijaysar is a Indian traditional medicinal plant commonly known as Asan or Bijaka, Indian kino, related to the family Fabacae (Leguminosae) and it’s commonly distributed in India and Srilanka. Heartwood and bark of Pterocarpus marsupium is used as a antidiabetic remedies since thousands of years. Ptercarpus marsupium is clinically established herb as a potent anti-diabetic drug. Prediabetes is a condition in which blood glucose level are higher than normal as a result of insulin resistance but not to the extent they are having type 2 diabetes. The extract of this plant is also use as a cardiac tonic, antidiarrheal, skin disorders, rejuvenator, and hepatoprotective. The aim of present review article is to study Vijaysar on Prediabetes condition.

Keywords: Vijaysar, Prediabetes.