Abstract

ANTI-DIABETIC ACTIVITY OF PLANTS: OVERVIEW

Dipti Kute* and Kundan Tiwari

ABSTRACT

The present study reviews of plants having antidiabetic property. Medicinal plants have been proposed as rich yet unexploited potential sources for antidiabetic drugs, even though used since ancient times for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Many of the synthetic drugs were discovered either directly or indirectly from the plant source. Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally. It is the fourth leading causes of death in the most developed countries and there in substantial even diced that it in epidemic in many developing and newly industrialized nations.

Keywords: Antidiabetic agents, Diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia.