Phytomedicine: Alternative safe vehicles on the pathway of diabetes mellitus
Divya Singh, Sanjeev Singh
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder, is one of the most serious threat to public health worldwide which has no permanent remedy. The treatment simply relies on some antidiabetic drugs whose longterm treatment can lead to several side effects such as hypoglycemia, weight gain, hypersensitivity. Therefore, to reduce the side effects and to improve the quality of life for diabetic patients, several evidences have showed that some natural products and herbal medicines possess antidiabetic properties with fewer side effects which may work as potential drug to treat diabetes diseases. Hence, this paper covers some medicinal plants and their constituents which have shown its potential and beneficial effect for the treat the effect of diabetes mellitus and regulation of blood glucose along with their other health benefits.