Antidiabetic medicinal plants and herbal treatments
- Author
- Azamal Husen
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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Diabetes is a chronic condition associated with metabolic disorder. Persons suffering from diabetes have shown accelerated levels of blood sugar which often harms the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Over the past few decades, the prevalence of diabetes has been progressively increasing. Synthetic drugs are used to treat diabetic patients to help control the disorder, but it is shown that numerous medicinal plants and herbal drugs are widely used in several traditional systems of medicine to prevent and treat diabetes. They are reported to produce beneficial effects in combating diabetes and alleviating diabetes-related complications. These plants contain phtyonutrients and phytoconstituents demonstrating protective or disease preventive properties. In many developing countries, herbal drugs are recommended by traditional practitioners for diabetes treatment because the use of synthetic drugs is not affordable.
Keywords: Medicinal plants / Pharmacognosy / Hypoglycemic agents / Diabetes / Hypoglycémiants / Pharmacognosie / Plantes médicinales
