Abstract
Diabetes is one of the most common endocrine diseases characterized by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin which is currently affecting the citizens of both developed and developing countries. According to Williams textbook of endocrinology in 2013 it was estimated that over 382 million people throughout the world had diabetes. Plants have long been used for the treatment of diabetes, particularly in developing countries where most people have limited resources and do not have access to modern treatment. The presented study is aimed to evaluate the Mucuna pruriens seed extracts for its in vitro physiochemical, phytochemical, antioxidant and anti-diabetic studies. From the studies different solvent extracts of hexane and chloroform showed little or no activity on all assays performed whereas methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens showed significant bio properties. The preliminary studies of this plant crude methanol extract exhibited maximum compounds, hence the methanol extracts have under taken for its alpha amylase and alpha glucosidase inhibition activity. On the basis of the results obtained in the present investigation, it can be concluded that methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens had significant bioactive properties and may provide a support to use of the plant in traditional medicine for the management of diabetes.
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