Abstract
India has a well-recorded and well-practiced knowledge of traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of chronic disease like diabetes. There is a growing demand for the leads with potential antidiabetic activity. Ethnomedical approach for diabetes is a practical, cost-effective, and a logical approach for its treatment and management. This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive review on the plant species and leads from Indian systems of medicine for the treatment of diabetes. Many of the species that contribute toward the antidiabetic activity are still unexplored and require further attention. Several potential medicinal plants have been explored from Indian biospheres which are being used for the treatment of diabetes and also several works on these plants have been reported.
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