Traditionally Used Anti-Diabetic Plants In South Asia

Abstract

Around the world, people have traditionally employed plants to treat a variety of illnesses. Due to its wealth of diverse sources of ethno medicine, South Asia's health industry relies heavily on traditionally utilized medicinal herbs. Rural residents of poor nations rely heavily on conventional medical sources. Since recent years, the number of cases of diabetes mellitus has increased. According to WHO, diabetics will be seventh leading cause of death in 2030. Therefore, numerous studies are being conducted to find better medications to treat this illness. For the treatment of diabetes mellitus, the use of medicinal plant extracts and their extracted bioactive components has significantly grown in recent years. These folk medicines are proved to be more effective, cheaper and have less side effects. Traditional medicines have been in use for a while and are crucial as alternative treatments. In addition, over the past few years, certain newly discovered bioactive medicines derived from plants displayed more efficiency against diabetes than oral hypoglycemic medications utilized in clinical therapy. Traditional medicine has a promising future in the treatment of diabetes mellitus and has a solid track record in clinical practice. Medicinal plants are importance source of biological compounds have been derived directly from them. This review has been discussed about some traditionally used plants available in South Asia which have anti-diabetic effects. Andrographis paniculata, Swertia Chirayita, Terminalia arjuna, Azadirachta indica, Zingiber officinale, Aegle marmelos, Allium cepa, Allium sativum, Aloe vera, Momordica charantia, Panax ginseng C.A Meyer, Ocimum sanctum L, Eugenia jambolana, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Centella asiatica were mostly available anti-diabetic medicinal plants in South Asia. The activity were contained the different parts of this plant like as bark, leaf, seeds, fruit flower and other parts.