Abstract

ANTI-DIABETIC ACTIVITY OF REPORTED MEDICAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS: A REVIEW

Venugopala Reddy Mekala*

Abstract

Most of the medicinal plants are available as wild source and they are not explored scientifically for the utilization of mankind. Hence, there is a need to evaluate the biological activity of huge number of medicinal plants by using modern high throughput screening techniques. The use of herbs is common among diabetics. The aim of this review is to demonstrate the reported anti-diabetic medical and aromatic plants in animal induction models along with duration of study followed by authors. All the plants were studied and reported in Elsevier. Type 2 diabetes has become a global epidemic. Modern medicines, despite offering a variety of effective treatment options, can have several adverse effects. Ayurveda, a science that uses herbal medicines extensively, originated in India. It is considerable interest is the adoption of Ayurveda by the main stream medical system in some European countries (e.g., Hungary), emphasizing this modality is increasing worldwide recognition. The herbal drugs with antidiabetic activity are yet to be commercially formulated as modern medicines, even though they have been acclaimed for their therapeutic properties in the traditional systems of medicine. By considering the public interest and importance of herbal drugs, it is necessary to search for the development of herbal medicine in the treatment of diabetic.

Keywords: Diabetic, Anti-diabetic activity, Herbal plants.