TY - JOUR
T1 - Diabetes mellitus
T2 - Treatment challenges and the role of some herbal therapies
AU - Sakthiswary, Rajalingham
AU - Zakaria, Zaiton
AU - Das, Srijit
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder with devastating complications affecting millions of individuals across the world. Alarmingly, the incidence of DM continues to rise steadily. Hence, it is not surprising that both modern and traditional medicine researchers have been consistently experimenting antidiabetic agents for the treatment of DM and its complications. Despite the promises and convincing scientific evidence that lie beneath the prescription of drugs, a significant number of DM patients opt for herbal preparations. The popularity of herbal supplements for treating DM and its complications is attributed to the cost effectiveness and lesser side effects. The three main domains of complementary and alternative medicine i.e. western herbalism, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine have been tried for the effective treatment of DM. The main aim of the present review is to highlight the advances of the used herbal antidiabetic preparations. Besides, we have discussed the various macrovascular and microvascular complications occurring in DM with the potential role of herbal supplements in this regard. For the purpose of this review, we have retrieved some related articles from Pubmed, Ebsco and ScienceDirect published between the years 1980 and 2013.
AB - Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder with devastating complications affecting millions of individuals across the world. Alarmingly, the incidence of DM continues to rise steadily. Hence, it is not surprising that both modern and traditional medicine researchers have been consistently experimenting antidiabetic agents for the treatment of DM and its complications. Despite the promises and convincing scientific evidence that lie beneath the prescription of drugs, a significant number of DM patients opt for herbal preparations. The popularity of herbal supplements for treating DM and its complications is attributed to the cost effectiveness and lesser side effects. The three main domains of complementary and alternative medicine i.e. western herbalism, Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine have been tried for the effective treatment of DM. The main aim of the present review is to highlight the advances of the used herbal antidiabetic preparations. Besides, we have discussed the various macrovascular and microvascular complications occurring in DM with the potential role of herbal supplements in this regard. For the purpose of this review, we have retrieved some related articles from Pubmed, Ebsco and ScienceDirect published between the years 1980 and 2013.
KW - Antidiabetic
KW - Antioxidants
KW - Diabetes mellitus
KW - Drugs
KW - Herbs
KW - Treatment
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U2 - 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2014.20.07.82226
DO - 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2014.20.07.82226
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84894633581
SN - 1990-9233
VL - 20
SP - 786
EP - 798
JO - Middle - East Journal of Scientific Research
JF - Middle - East Journal of Scientific Research
IS - 7
ER -