Abstract

AN OVERVIEW ON MEDICINAL PLANTS EXPLORED WITH ANTI-DIABETIC PROPERTIES

Rajeev Ranjan*, Kaushal Kishore, Amit Kumar Jha, Rajesh Ranjan, Sheikh T. J., Suman Kumar and Rinesh Kumar

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus is a common and serious metabolic disorder of the endocrine system throughout the world. This frightful disease is found in every part of the world and is becoming a serious threat to healthcare providers and leads to major cause of death. The number of person suffering from diabetes is increasing due to growth population, aging, urbanization, pollution, and increasing prevalence of obesity and lack of physical activity. It is a group of metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels that result from the deficiency or ineffective production of insulin by pancreas or action or both. There are lots of chemical agents available to control and treat diabetic patients. It may cause unwanted side effects, if these agents will be used for longer duration. Thus, the need arises to cure this disease with potent drug causing fewer side effects. Alternative to these agents, many of the herbal plants are available across the world having anti-diabetic activity and show their action by different mechanism like stimulating or regenerating the β cell or extra pancreatic effect for hypoglycemic. It may delay the development of diabetic complications or correct the metabolic abnormalities. Numerous herbal plants have been investigated for their potential to treat different types of diabetes. This systemic review article focused on some reported anti-diabetic medicinal plants with their botanical name, common name, constituent, and mechanism of action.

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Pancreas, Insulin, Sugar, Medicinal Plants.