Review-Medicinal plants and management of Diabetes Mellitus: A review.

Abstract

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and associated with dysfunction and failure of various body organs. Alarming increase in prevalence rate has made this disorder a major health problem globally. The available treatment modalities are not sufficient to combat diabetes and associated complications. A number of medicinal plants have a significant antidiabetic potential against diabetes mellitus. We have listed the use of important medicinal herbs for the treatment and management of diabetes in this review.

• Authors: Sodah Bint Mustafa, Zahid Mehmood, Naheed Akhter, Abida Kauser, Iqbal Hussain, Abid Rashid, Muhammad Akram, Imtiaz Mahmood Tahir, Naveed Munir, Muhammad Riaz, Samia Gul Niazi, Abid Ali, Muhammad Mudassar Ashraf, Umbreen Naz, Hammad Ahmed, S M Ali Shah, Khan Usmanghani
• Journal: Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences (Pak J Pharm Sci) Vol. 29 Issue 5 Suppl Pg. 1885-1891 (Sep 2016) ISSN: 1011-601X [Print] Pakistan
• PMID: 28476719 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Diabetes Mellitus (therapy)
• Humans
• Plants, Medicinal