Role of oxidative stress and herbal medicines in diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by inherited deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas and results increased concentration of glucose in the blood. There are different chemical agents available in medicinal plants and treatment for diabetic patients. There are several medicinal plants have investigated for their potential source of hypoglycemic drugs use in treatment of diabetes. Herbal formulation are preferred due to less side effects and low cost. Present investigation focuses mainly plants used as antidiabetics in various medicines and some antidiabetic product available in the market.