Abstract

COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THREE ANTI-DIABETIC HERBAL DRUGS – GYMNEMASYLVESTRE, COSTUSIGNEUS AND MOMORDICA CHARANTIA

*B. Sandhya Rani, K. Pavan Aditya, D. Anjali, K. Balu, S. Pravallika, B. Poornima Kameswari

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus is one of the normal endocrine problems portrayed by unhinged emission of insulin or potentially glucagon with broad unsettling influence of carb, protein and lipid digestion. Gymnema Sylvestre is a woody, climbing plant of tropical timberlands of focal and southern India and in pieces of Africa. Gymnema plays had a significant impact in Ayurvedic medication for quite a long time. It has primarily been used to treat diabetes mellitus and other hypo/hyperglycemic conditions. Nearly a century ago, it was demonstrated that the leaves of G. sylvestre reduce glucose in diabetics' urine, providing the first scientific evidence of its use in humans. Costusigneus Nak regularly known as blazing costus, Stepstepping stool or Winding banner or Insulin plant, is local to South and Focal America. This is a new prologue to India from America as a natural remedy for diabetes and subsequently ordinarily called as 'insulin plant. Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical plant of the family Cucurbitaceae, generally filled in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its eatable organic product. Its numerous assortments contrast significantly in the shape and sharpness of the organic product. M. charantia is used for its glucose-bringing down impacts and is many times utilized as a treatment for diabetes and related metabolic circumstances among the native populaces of Asia, South America, India, and East Africa.v.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Anti-Diabetic Activity, Herbal Drug, Gymnemasylvestre, Costusigneus, Momordicacharantia.