A Mini-Review on the Highly Important Effective Medicinal Plants Possessing Insulin Mimetic Activity in Ethnobotanical Evidence of India

Author(s): V. Sai Saraswathi*

Abstract: The vast ethnobotanical survey is found in India since the past. The values of ethnobotany have been realized over the centuries, which support the indigenous system of medicine in the healthcare sector. There are several methods of ethnobotanical research, which gives the relevant information about the medicinal plants based on the literature, herbarium, and field studies. Some plants have been reported for its active principle responsible for the treatment of disease. The detailed studies on the ethnobotanical aspects in India provide the number of ways to promote the traditional herbal medicinal plants for the benefit of the public. Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disorder, which affects the majority of the population around the globe. Modern therapeutics are utilized to cure Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetic Mellitus, like dietary modification, oral hypoglycaemic agents, and insulin, which have their own limitations. As an exemplary source of medicine, plants have been used since ancient times. In last few decades, some of the plants have been used for the anti-diabetic activity. This review paper, Insulin mimetic, ethno-botany, Medicinal Plants, and traditional medicine were used as key words to search in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO and EMBASE to select the relevant articles. Hence the findings emphasis on the ethnobotanical studies on various antidiabetic medicinal plants found in India and its biodiversity conservation approaches have been highlighted.

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