A REVIEW OF HERBAL DRUGS AND PROSPECTIVE STUDIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder, occur when the pancreas does not make sufficient amount of insulin. Hyperglycaemia leads to severe injure especially the nerves and blood vessels (retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy). According to World Health Organization the diabetic people is expected to increase up to 300 million or more by the year 2025. We searched the scientific database using various original research articles, clinical trials, meta analysis, patent reports, validation study, observational study, review articles published in PubMed, Scopus, Science direct and Google by using the keyword. After an initial search, 528 articles were identified, out of which 50 articles had required criteria for the comparative study and meta-analysis of related topics. Herbal plants were extremely venerated source of medicine in Ayurveda and now they have become a growing part of modern, high-tech medicine. It also reveals the information about the most recent innovation in the treatment of Type-I and Type II Diabetes mellitus. These reviews have proven that the herbal drugs were used for the treatment of Type II Diabetes mellitus worldwide. It also reveals that new approaches of nanotechnology were good choice for the management of Diabetes mellitus now a days. Hopefully, these new kind of treatment may help in making the everyday lives of millions of diabetes patients more comfortable.