Biochemistry & Pharmacology: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0501
ISSN: 2167-0501
Jiang Wei*
The use of medicinal plants for the management of diabetes mellitus has drawn substantial attention in recent years due to the rising global prevalence of the disease and the limitations associated with conventional therapeutic agents. Diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2, is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, often accompanied by dyslipidemia, oxidative stress and inflammation. Medicinal plants, long used in traditional medicine systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda and Unani, are known to harbor a rich repository of phytochemicals with promising anti-diabetic properties. These bioactive compounds include alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, glycosides, terpenoids, tannins and saponins, many of which have been shown to exert glucose-lowering effects through diverse mechanisms such as enhancement of insulin secretion, improvement in insulin sensitivity, inhibition of carbohydrate- digesting enzymes and modulation of glucose uptake in peripheral tissues.
Published Date: 2025-03-04; Received Date: 2025-02-03