A Comprehensive Review on Herbal Remedies for the Management of Diabetes

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that presents with various signs and complications. Natural items, medicinal plants, and synthetic anti-diabetic medicines are used in the management of various disorders. Medicinal plants are less expensive and have less adverse effects than synthetic anti-diabetic medications. Clinical trials have shown that important herbs, including Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre), bitter melon (Momordica charantia), Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) and fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), have strong anti-diabetic properties. This book chapter explores the use of medicinal herbs in the herbal therapy of diabetes mellitus. The primary purpose of the chapter is to discuss the herbal plant mechanism of action and its significance in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in herbal plants in India.