Pharmacologically Active Phytomolecules Isolated from Traditional Antidiabetic Plants and Their Therapeutic Role for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic complication that affects people of all ages. The increased prevalence of diabetes worldwide has led to the development of several synthetic drugs to tackle this health problem. Such drugs, although effective as antihyperglycemic agents, are accompanied by various side...

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Published inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 27; no. 13; p. 4278
Main Authors Ansari, Prawej, Akther, Samia, Hannan, J. M. A., Seidel, Veronique, Nujat, Nusrat Jahan, Abdel-Wahab, Yasser H. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 03.07.2022
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Subjects
Antidiabetics
Developing countries
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetic neuropathy
Drug development
Drugs
Glucose
Health care
Herbal medicine
Insulin resistance
LDCs
Malaria
Medicinal plants
Medicine
Metabolism
Pharmacology
Phytochemicals
phytoconstituents
Pneumonia
R&D
Research & development
Review
Side effects
traditional medicine
Ulcers
China
India
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus is a chronic complication that affects people of all ages. The increased prevalence of diabetes worldwide has led to the development of several synthetic drugs to tackle this health problem. Such drugs, although effective as antihyperglycemic agents, are accompanied by various side effects, costly, and inaccessible to the majority of people living in underdeveloped countries. Medicinal plants have been used traditionally throughout the ages to treat various ailments due to their availability and safe nature. Medicinal plants are a rich source of phytochemicals that possess several health benefits. As diabetes continues to become prevalent, health care practitioners are considering plant-based medicines as a potential source of antidiabetic drugs due to their high potency and fewer side effects. To better understand the mechanism of action of medicinal plants, their active phytoconstituents are being isolated and investigated thoroughly. In this review article, we have focused on pharmacologically active phytomolecules isolated from medicinal plants presenting antidiabetic activity and the role they play in the treatment and management of diabetes. These natural compounds may represent as good candidates for a novel therapeutic approach and/or effective and alternative therapies for diabetes.
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ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules27134278