Siva Hemalatha

TL;DR: The antidiabetic activity of medicinal plants is attributed to the presence of polyphenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins and other constituents which show reduction in blood glucose levels.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the importance of extraction step in setting up respectable standards for herbal medicine worldwide and highlight the potential applications of this new method with comparison of its performance to that of classical techniques are also elucidated.

TL;DR: The information provided in this review will help the researchers for the development of an alternative methods rather than insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, which will minimize the complication associated with the diabetes and related disorder.

TL;DR: AHE has significant antioxidant activity, which may be attributed to high phenolic content, and reduces blood glucose level in STZ-induced diabetic model but does not show significant effect in normoglycemic study but showes significantEffect in OGT.

TL;DR: The profiles of plants with hypoglycaemic properties reported in the literature from 2009 to 2011 are presented in a very interactive manner showing geographical region of availability, parts of plant used, mechanism of action and phytoconstituents responsible for particular action, to help intrested readers to easily identify and go for further research on the plant of their interest.