European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ON INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS AND MARKETED FORMULATIONS USED IN DIABETES MELLITUS

Sourabh Jain* and P. K. Dubey

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterized by a deficiency in insulin production or resistance to insulin action. Consequently, it leads to inappropriate hyperglycemia. The usage of herbal based medicine has been increasing tremendously in both developing and developed countries over the last three decades. The present study aims to provide a comprehensive review of antidiabetic activity of some medicinal plants. The efficiency of these medicinal plants may regulate the diabetic metabolic abnormalities. This work would help researchers to choose potential herbal for diabetic treatment. The study concludes that if explored and studies well these plants could act the unlimited source of bioactive compounds to be used in herbal medicine development. In the present review an attempt has been made to investigate the antidiabetic herbal plants and marketed formulations which may be useful to the health professionals and scholars for further scientific research in the field of pharmacology and therapeutics.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Antidiabetic activity, Medicinal plants, Formulations.