Promising Antidiabetic Effects of Pomegranate Fruit Parts

Abstract

Diabetes is a physiological illness that develops as because of decreased insulin secretion and/or its and /or how it functions within the body. Food metabolism becomes altered as a result of low or inactive insulin. As the illness worsens, the body begins to experience pathological alterations such as nephropathy, retinopathy, and cardiovascular problems. Diabetes mellitus is treated through oral hypoglycemic agents, which are synthetic drugs. As there are many side effects are associated with a longer duration of treatment of synthetic drugs, there is need to develop herbal medicine. There is much evidence that almost all parts of the pomegranate fruit help avoid and control numerous illnesses and conditions, such as diabetes. This review highlights the pathophysiological conditions of diabetes and also summarizes many laboratory and clinical studies of pomegranates that have examined the pomegranates its elements with regard to physiological and biochemical events of diabetes and related considerations.