Medicinal plants with hypoglycemic effect: A review
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Thi qar University, Iraq.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 24(01), 147–173.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2023.24.1.0274
Publication history:
Received on 03 June 2023, revised on 11 July 2023, accepted on 14 July 2023
Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine diseases. Due to its complications, it caused significant mortality. Insulin and oral antidiabetic drugs were associated with many side effects. The search for more effective and safer hypoglycemic agents is one of the important areas of investigation. The pharmacological investigations revealed that several medicinal plants showed hypoglycemic effects by many mechanisms. The current review highlighted the medicinal plants with antidiabetic effect.
Keywords:
Diabetes; Insulin; Phytoconstituents; Pancrease; Blood glucose; Beta cell; Antidiabetic; Hypoglycaemic; Medicinal plant
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