Abstract

POTENTIAL ANTI-DIABETIC MEDICINAL PLANTS IN BANGLADESH: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

Md. Mominul Islam*, Rokeya Nazneen Jarna, Preeti Jain, Md. Ashraful Alam, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Murad Hossain, Sourabh Paul, S. M. Rayan Kabir, Dr. Md. Majedur Rahamn

Abstract

Diabetes is one of the utmost causes of mortality and the number of diabetes patients are increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. The medicine available for the treatment of diabetes in the market is not less in number, yet no drug capable of completely curing is available. Additionally, they are not completely safe and have many side effects. However, some medicinal plants and plant derived products have proved therapeutically effective and safer treatment option for diabetes. Medicinal plants that have anti-diabetic potentiality or natural products and plant analogue have been recognized as propelling anti-diabetic agents and gradually the anti-diabetic controls of different medicinal plants are being accepted. Therefore, recognized and highlighted medicinal plants along with advanced plant species that stained as anti -diabetic values available in Bangladesh are the main concern of our endeavour is being made throughout the review.

Keywords: Anti-diabetic, Medicinal plants, Bangladesh.