InDiaMed: A Comprehensive Database of Indian Medicinal plants for Diabetes

Kumudini Tota,Venu Talla,Srinivasa Rao,Nihar Rayabarapu,Sowmya Moosa,Balaji Bhyravbhatla

doi:10.6026/97320630009378

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https://doi.org/10.6026/97320630009378

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Abstract

According to International Diabetes Federation (IDF), India has 62.4 million people with diabetes and by 2030 it is predicted that the number will rise to 100 million. Studies claim that there are around 410 experimentally proven Indian medicinal plants which have anti-diabetic activity, of which the mechanism of action of 109 plants has been elucidated or reported. So, the need of the hour is to explore the claims of Indian medicinal flora and open up the facets of many Indian plants which are being examined for their beneficial role in diabetes. So, we created a database (InDiaMed) of Indian medicinal plants that captures their role in anti-diabetic activity. InDiaMed's features include chemical, pharmacological, biochemical and geographical information of the medicinal plant, scientifically relevant information of the plant, and the coherent research done on it in the field of diabetes. The database also includes the list of poly-herbal formulations which are used for treatment of diabetes in India.Availabilityhttp://www.indiamed.info

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Diabetes is a progressive metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia that may result from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both
Previous efforts were made to compile the information of the reported medicinal plants and develop a database exclusively for diabetes but such efforts were not comprehensive
Open access adjuvant therapy for diabetes. The information on such poly herbal formulation is the elite feature of this database

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Introduction

Diabetes is a progressive metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia that may result from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Previous efforts were made to compile the information of the reported medicinal plants and develop a database exclusively for diabetes but such efforts were not comprehensive. The basic objective in compiling the InDiaMed database of the Indian medicinal plants is to provide a single source of comprehensive literature about the conventional medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes.

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