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New Delhi: New diabetes drugs are hitting the market every day, but the prevalence of the disease is increasing every year. In such a situation, a study recently published in the World Journal of Diabetes suggests that the treatment of diabetes is hidden in the lap of nature and only needs to be researched in depth. This may give a new direction to current diabetes prevention efforts.
Researchers from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Kalyani, West Bengal reported in this joint study that about 400 medicinal plants are present in nature. Lower blood sugar levels. May be effective in reducing what is needed to control type 2 diabetes. However, only 21 of these medicinal plants have been effectively studied so far. While partial data is available for eight medicinal plants.
The study also found that active ingredients present in 21 plants including vijaysar, jamun, cumin, daruharidra, aloe vera, bal, fenugreek, ginger, neem, amla reduce sugar. Among these, anti-diabetic medicines have been prepared from many plants, which are very effective in the treatment of patients. One of these drugs, BGR-34, was developed after intensive studies by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which was transferred to Amyl Pharmaceuticals for distribution in the market.
According to the information, the BGR-34 drug contains not one but four different effective phytocompounds derived from Daruharidra, Gudmar, Methi and Vijayasar. Apart from this, plants like giloy and majith have also been added to boost immunity. Recently, a study conducted by the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) found that the Ayurvedic drug BGR-34 was not only effective for diabetic patients, but its use also improved the patients’ metabolism.
Dr. Sanchit Sharma, Executive Director, Emil Pharmaceutical, explains that there are many types of effective drugs present in nature. Its information is also available in ancient texts of medicine and Ayurveda. Because the number of diabetic patients in India is very high. In such a situation, research on other drugs under modern research can give a new achievement to the medical field.
The researchers also reported in the study that the source of the diabetes drug metformin is also a medicinal plant derived from the Galega officinalis plant. In 19th century Europe, this plant was used to treat diabetes. Similarly, after extracting phlorizin from the bark of apple trees, SGLT2, effective in diabetes, was made from it.
According to the report, it is important to know the active ingredients in case of herbal medicine as in case of allopathic medicine. Also, it should be known from which part of the plant the active compound is obtained such as root, bark, fruit, leaf, flower or seed.