Middle East Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Diabetes: A Review
Diabetes is a global health problem, and the number of diabetic patients is in continuous rise. Conventional antidiabetic therapies are associated with high costs and limited efficiency. The use of traditional medicine and plant extracts to treat diabetes is gaining high popularity in many countries...
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| author | Alaa M. Abu-Odeh Wamidh H. Talib |
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| description | Diabetes is a global health problem, and the number of diabetic patients is in continuous rise. Conventional antidiabetic therapies are associated with high costs and limited efficiency. The use of traditional medicine and plant extracts to treat diabetes is gaining high popularity in many countries. Countries in the Middle East region have a long history of using herbal medicine to treat different diseases, including diabetes. In this review, we compiled and summarized all the in vivo and in vitro studies conducted for plants with potential antidiabetic activity in the Middle East region. Plants of the Asteraceae and Lamiaceae families are the most investigated. It is hoped that this review will contribute scientifically to evidence the ethnobotanical use of medicinal plants as antidiabetic agents. Work has to be done to define tagetes, mechanism of action and the compound responsible for activity. In addition, safety and pharmacokinetic parameters should be investigated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e3655176098419ebaf8d087144471e22023-12-03T11:50:05ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-01-0126374210.3390/molecules26030742Middle East Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Diabetes: A ReviewAlaa M. Abu-Odeh0Wamidh H. Talib1Department of pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931-166, JordanDiabetes is a global health problem, and the number of diabetic patients is in continuous rise. Conventional antidiabetic therapies are associated with high costs and limited efficiency. The use of traditional medicine and plant extracts to treat diabetes is gaining high popularity in many countries. Countries in the Middle East region have a long history of using herbal medicine to treat different diseases, including diabetes. In this review, we compiled and summarized all the in vivo and in vitro studies conducted for plants with potential antidiabetic activity in the Middle East region. Plants of the Asteraceae and Lamiaceae families are the most investigated. It is hoped that this review will contribute scientifically to evidence the ethnobotanical use of medicinal plants as antidiabetic agents. Work has to be done to define tagetes, mechanism of action and the compound responsible for activity. In addition, safety and pharmacokinetic parameters should be investigated.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/3/742antidiabetic plantsnatural productshyperglycemiaplant extracts |
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| title | Middle East Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Diabetes: A Review |
| title_full | Middle East Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Diabetes: A Review |
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| title_short | Middle East Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Diabetes: A Review |
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| topic | antidiabetic plants natural products hyperglycemia plant extracts |
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