THE ROLE OF QUERCETIN AS NEPHROPROTECTIVE AGENT Authors: Uday A , NEMA RK, SHARMA H, SAHU GK AND KASHYAP S*
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of heterogeneous metabolic conditions in which there are high blood
sugar situations (hyperglycaemia) over a prolonged period due to disfigurement in insulin
conformation, stashing, and action. DM is also known as Metabolic syndrome, syndrome X or Insulin
resistance syndrome. Traditional Medicines deduced from medicinal shops are used by about 70% of
the world’s population. This review focuses on Indian Herbal medicines used and give a list of
medicinal herbs and spices used in Ayurveda as antidiabetic agents and also of retailed medications for
prevention of diabetes mellitus, especially in India. Some of herbal medicines with proven antidiabetic
and affiliated salutary goods used in treatment of diabetes are as follows- Dioscorea opposite, Gymnema
sylvestre, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Azadirachta Indica, Pterocarpus marsupium,
Asparagus racemosus, Boerhavia diffusa, Tinospora cardifolia, Swertia chirata, Phyllanthus amarus.
Berberis aristata, Aloe vera, Commiphora wightii, shilajeet, Piper nigrum, Ocimum sanctum,
Curcumalonga.
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Syndrome X, antidiabetic and Ayurveda Publication date: 01/04/2025 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2025/April/MS_IJBPAS_2025_8933.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.4.8933
