Herbal Drugs as Therapeutic Agents in Diabetes Mellitus

The purpose of the book is to disseminate the use of various herbal medicines in the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. Since it is a metabolic disorder basically characterized by glycosuria hyperlipemia hyperglycaemia. Recent advancements in the field of treatment in case of Diabetes mellitus are accelerating but the long term effects of the new drug molecules are posing various side effects and other issues.The new insights into the Herbal Medicines augments the idea of introducing a different kind of treatment method. This book is an endeavour to highlight those uses of Herbal medicines having potential efficacies. The medicinal plants attributed here basically describes the chemical constituents and subsequently the pharmacological effects it imparts. The mechanism of action of those constituents are of major importance. Thereby it will help to understand the intricate traditional reasons of their uses.Apart from the anti diabetic uses various other properties of the plants were taken into account along with its side effects.