Modern and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. An overview on diabetes/Adnam Ahmed Khan. 2. Indian medicinal plants with antidiabetes properties/S. Ajikumaran Nair and A. Subramoniam. 3. Herbal treatment for diabetes/Khyati Anjaria and Usha Mukundan. 4. Herbal remedies for diabetes/Amia Tirkey.

"Diabetes mellitus which was initially described as a single disease entity, is now regarded as a heterogeneous group of diseases that share the phenotype of hyperglycaemia, which in simple terms is increased glucose levels in the body. It is emerging as one of the leading causes of end stage renal disease, heart attacks, non-traumatic amputations, and blindness, increasing the mortality and morbidity burden on the community."