CULTIVATION AND COLLECTION OF SOME PLANTS WITH THEIR SIGNIFICANCE ROLE IN DIABETES MELLITUS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
NAVJOT KAUR
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab-144411, India.
VANKTESH KUMAR
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab-144411, India.
PANKAJ WADHWA
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab-144411, India.
SANJEEV KUMAR SAHU *
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab-144411, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A number of plant sources were reported which are used in diabetes mellitus. Its cultivation and collection also effect the phytoconstituents composition and its biological importance. This metabolic disorder occurs because there is an insulin shortage. It occurs when the body is unable to uses insulin in an efficient way. Inhibiting the action of glucose digesting enzymes including α-amylase and α-glycosidase, for example, is a type 2 diabetes treatment choice. Plants are by far the most reliable source of plant phyto-groups. They include terpenoids, glycosides, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols and other plant derivatives. This review carries some of the readily available plant sources such as Trigonella foenum‑graecum, Aloe megalacantha, Azadirachta indica, Psidium guajava, Ocimum basilicum, Moringa oleifera, Allium cepa, Curcuma longa which showed some promising α- amylase inhibitory activities.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, cultivation, collection, type 2 diabetes.