Background:
Diabetes is a relatively common chronic disease which its prevalence has increased steadily. It can be treated by the aid of training, diet, exercise and medication.
Objectives: In this review, the role of medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes, benefits and harms that it might have during treatment, and the essential points of these drugs should be considered, has been discussed.
Description: Currently, several drugs have been developed to reduce high blood sugar. But due to lack of complete remission of the disease with existing drugs, willingness to use alternative and traditional treatments has increased. So using alternative medicine based on herbal therapies should be considered.
Conclusion: Animal studies and some human studies have been done on some of these plants and blood glucose reducing effects has been showed. Although some traditional healing tests and modern scientific studies have been confirmed, the need for more studies in humans for medical prescriptions is essential. Therefore, further research to determine the mechanism, interaction effects, efficacy and safety of medicinal plants and herbal active ingredients potentially useful in the treatment of this disease, seems to be necessary. Thus, the traditional and indigenous medical practices can be used in the country, alongside the new methods, standalone.