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A RESEARCH ON FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF ANTIDIABETIC TABLET FROM COSTUS IGNEUS AND FENUGREEK

Santoshkumar Anandrao Shewale*, Pratiksha Ganesh Sate, Rutuja Namdev Awale, Pallavi Sandip Tate

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycaemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The increasing global prevalence of diabetes, particularly in developing countries such as India, highlights the need for effective and affordable therapeutic approaches. Herbal medicines have gained considerable attention due to their multi-targeted mechanisms, safety profile, and cost-effectiveness. The formulated tablets exhibited satisfactory physicochemical properties, including uniform weight distribution, adequate hardness, low friability (

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Costus igneus, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Antidiabetic activity, Polyherbal tablet.