Abstract

ANTI HYPERGLYCAEMIC ACTIVITY OF EUGENIA JAMBOLANA- A REVIEW

Shagufta Parveen, Asim Ali Khan, Umar Jahangir, Amjad Waheed Yousuf, Shahid Suhail

Abstract

Objective: The aim of present review article is to briefly discuss the pharmacological and clinical studies of Eugenia jambolana in the context of its anti hyperglycaemic activity. Methods: The data was collected from libraries of various institute, journals and different available online sources on the above topic and thoroughly studied. Results of these pharmacological and clinical studies were keenly observed and compared by keeping in view the various parameters used in it. The impact of different dosage and their forms with different parameters are evaluated. Also, it was tried to explore the possible mechanism of action of Eugenia jambolana as hypoglycaemic agent. Results: The comparative review shows that Eugenia jambolana has significant impact on controlling blood sugar. And it has good potential for the management of diabetes mellitus as described in traditional systems of medicine, that too without any major side effect.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Eugenia jambolana, Hyperglycemia, Aqueous extract, Efficacy, Unani medicine.