Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review
The use of conventional drugs to treat metabolic disorders and the pathological consequences of diabetes further increases the complications because of the side effects, and is sometimes burdensome due to relatively higher costs and occasionally painful route of administration of these drugs. Theref...
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| author | Md. Masudur Rahman Md. Josim Uddin A. S. M. Ali Reza Abu Montakim Tareq Talha Bin Emran Jesus Simal-Gandara |
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| description | The use of conventional drugs to treat metabolic disorders and the pathological consequences of diabetes further increases the complications because of the side effects, and is sometimes burdensome due to relatively higher costs and occasionally painful route of administration of these drugs. Therefore, shifting to herbal medicine may be more effective, economical, have fewer side effects and might have minimal toxicity. The present review amasses a list of ethnomedicinal plants of 143 species belonging to 61 families, from distinctive domestic survey literature, reported to have been used to treat diabetes by the ethnic and local people of Bangladesh. Leaves of the medicinal plants were found leading in terms of their use, followed by fruits, whole plants, roots, seeds, bark, stems, flowers, and rhizomes. This review provides starting information leading to the search for and use of indigenous botanical resources to discover bioactive compounds for novel hypoglycemic drug development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f00fe54717194e9694465c76e2ac4a072023-11-21T14:45:15ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-04-0110472910.3390/plants10040729Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive ReviewMd. Masudur Rahman0Md. Josim Uddin1A. S. M. Ali Reza2Abu Montakim Tareq3Talha Bin Emran4Jesus Simal-Gandara5Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, BangladeshDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, BangladeshDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, BangladeshDepartment of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, BangladeshDepartment of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, BangladeshNutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo—Ourense Campus, E32004 Ourense, SpainThe use of conventional drugs to treat metabolic disorders and the pathological consequences of diabetes further increases the complications because of the side effects, and is sometimes burdensome due to relatively higher costs and occasionally painful route of administration of these drugs. Therefore, shifting to herbal medicine may be more effective, economical, have fewer side effects and might have minimal toxicity. The present review amasses a list of ethnomedicinal plants of 143 species belonging to 61 families, from distinctive domestic survey literature, reported to have been used to treat diabetes by the ethnic and local people of Bangladesh. Leaves of the medicinal plants were found leading in terms of their use, followed by fruits, whole plants, roots, seeds, bark, stems, flowers, and rhizomes. This review provides starting information leading to the search for and use of indigenous botanical resources to discover bioactive compounds for novel hypoglycemic drug development.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/4/729antidiabetic plantsethnomedicinal plantsmedicinal plantstraditional plantsdiabetes mellitusantihyperglycemic |
| spellingShingle | Md. Masudur Rahman Md. Josim Uddin A. S. M. Ali Reza Abu Montakim Tareq Talha Bin Emran Jesus Simal-Gandara Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review Plants antidiabetic plants ethnomedicinal plants medicinal plants traditional plants diabetes mellitus antihyperglycemic |
| title | Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full | Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_fullStr | Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_short | Ethnomedicinal Value of Antidiabetic Plants in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Review |
| title_sort | ethnomedicinal value of antidiabetic plants in bangladesh a comprehensive review |
| topic | antidiabetic plants ethnomedicinal plants medicinal plants traditional plants diabetes mellitus antihyperglycemic |
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