Medicinal plant of bangladesh with potential antidiabetic

1. MEDICINAL PLANT OF
BANGLADESH WITH POTENTIAL
ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY - A
REVIEW
Md. Monirul Hasan
Reg. No: 17207007
Department of Pharmacy
University of Asia Pacific

2. CONTENTS
o Background
o Diabetes and its management
o Use of medicinal plants for diabetes management
o Availability of medicinal plants in Bangladesh
o Key findings
o Conclusion

3. BACKGROUND
Diabetes is one of the major health and development
challenges of the 21st century. According to the International
Diabetes Federation, there are currently 371 million people
living with diabetes and another 28 million people are at high
risk of developing the disease.
Apart from conventional allopathic medicines,
traditional/alternative therapy plays a significant role in
treating DM.
In the indigenous Bangladeshi system of medicine, good
numbers of plants were mentioned for the cure of diabetes.

4. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized
by high blood sugar (glucose) levels, that result from defects in
insulin secretion, or action, or both.
The effects of diabetes mellitus include long–term damage,
dysfunction and failure of various organs
The three main types of diabetes are
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Gestational diabetes
DIABETES & MANAGEMENT

5.  Causes of Diabetes mellitus
Insufficient production of insulin, Inability of cells to use insulin,
Heredity, Increasing age, Obesity
 Symptoms
Increased urine output, Weight loss despite an increase in appetite,
Patients also complain of fatigue, Nausea and vomiting, Taste in the
mouth feeling of numbness and burning sensation in the plasmas and
soles.
 Diabetes Management
1) control blood sugar levels
2) regular insulin injections.
3) control of simple carbohydrate intake
4) increasing the percentage of complex carbohydrates
5) regular exercise
6) weight reduction (in overweight individuals).

6. USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR DIABETES
MANAGEMENT
 Herbs are used by the mankind since its origin on the
earth for alleviating ailments and for the maintenance of
general health.
 Many plant species are known in folk medicines of
different cultures which have been used for their
hypoglycemic effects, a property which reduces the
blood sugar concentration. These plants have been found
to be useful for the treatment of diabetes.

7. AVAILABILITY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN
BANGLADESH
Adhatoda vasica (Bashok) Aegle marmelos (Bael) Allium sativum (Rosun)
Andrographis
paniculata (Kalmegh)
Azadirachta indica (Neem)
Cinnamomum
zeylanicum (Daruchini)
Phyllanthus emblica (Amloki) Momordica charantia
(Korola)

8. KEY FINDINGS
Advantages:
 Little side effects
 Low cost
 solve the economic problems
 Wide availability
 Experimentally evaluated
Disadvantages:
 Lack of dosage instructions
 Medication interactions
 Lack of regulation
 Inappropriate for many conditions

9.  From this study it has conclude that through diabetes is not
curable but we can mange and prevent. It by using medicinal
plant and this plants which I have mentioned will be halpful in
treatment and management of diabetes.
CONCLUSION

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