Open AccessAlternative therapies useful in the management of diabetes: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Anvita Pandey,
Tripathi Poonam,
Rajeshwari Pandey,
Rashmi Srivatava,
Shambaditya Goswami
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.90103
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , disease , adverse effect , hydrotherapy , acupuncture , endocrine disease , diabetes management , traditional medicine , medicinal plants , alternative medicine , type 2 diabetes , endocrine system , pharmacology , endocrinology , pathology , hormone
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder in the endocrine system. This dreadful disease is found in all parts of the world and becoming a serious threat of mankind health. There are lots of chemical agents available to control and to treat diabetic patients, but total recovery from diabetes has not been reported up to this date. In addition to adverse effects, drug treatments are not always satisfactory in maintaining euglycemia and avoiding late stage diabetic complications. Alternative to these synthetic agents, plants provided a potential source of hypoglycemic drugs and are widely used in several traditional systems of medicine to prevent diabetes. Several medicinal plants have been investigated for their beneficial effect in different type of diabetes. Other alternative therapies such as dietary supplements, acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and yoga therapies less likely to have the side effects of conventional approaches for diabetes.