Current Issue : July-September Volume : 2020 Issue Number : 3 Articles : 4 Articles
Diabetes mellitus is one of the major worldwide health problem counted a significant proportion of both developed and developing countries. This present study was based on herbal medicinal plants used as antidiabetic drugs. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a set of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia as consequence of defects resulting in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Traditional medicines derived from medicinal plants are used by about 60% of the world’s population. Natural herbs have been highly esteemed source of medicine throughout the human records. Nowadays they are broadly used which are the growing part of modern high-tech medicine. Diabetes mellitus is one of the common endocrine disorders prevalent in almost all of the countries. According to International Diabetes Federation, data, India is on the top among all countries with the highest number of diabetes patients, China, America, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, Italy and Bangladesh follow. In the year 2000, the total number of diabetes patients in India stood at 31.7 million and is expected to rise by more than 100% in the year 2030 to account to a whopping 79.4 million. Therefore, there is a need to develop safe and effective treatment modalities for diabetes. The WHO has listed 21,000 plants, which are used for medicinal purposes around all the countries. A list of medicinal herbal plants with proven antidiabetic and related beneficial effects and of herbal drugs used in treatment of diabetes is compiled....
In-vitro antioxidant studies were carried out by using standard methods on stem bark extracts of Ventilago maderspatana Gaertn. belonging to family Rhamnaceae. It is an important and well known plant in the Indian system of medicine. Stem bark samples of Ventilago maderspatana Gaertn. were subjected to maceration by using distilled water and ethanol. Aqueous and ethanolic extract were prepared from the stem bark of Ventilago maderspatana Gaertn. Ethanolic extract of stem bark showed the potent anti-oxidant activity than aqueous stem bark extract of V. maderspatana....
Emilia sonchifolia commonly known as “lilac tassel flower” or “cupid’s shaving brush” belong to the family Asteraceae. It is an excellent appetizing medicinal plant. It is one of the significant ingredients in conventional vegetable salads in various countries around the world. Emilia sonchifolia is used in traditional medicine and as a curative for various ailments such as sore throat, wound healing, stomach ache, conjunctivitis, depurative, anticonvulsant, bowel complaint remedies and sores. The aqueous extract is used as a remedy for the internal heat that takes place in pregnant women. The researchers have authenticated that the plant has numerous pharmacological functions, such as antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-anxiety, anticataract and anticonvulsant....
Presently demand of herbal medicines is increasing globally and herbal medicines are being used traditionally as well as in modern system for the treatment of various ailments and diseases. A number of plants are under research for their potential benefits and applications and Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd. is one of them having variety of uses and applications. This review is an attempt to compile all the details of plant Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd....
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