Herbal remedies for diabetes from the Kolli hills, Eastern Ghats, India

摘要

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among the Malayali tribes in the Kolli hills of the Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu for the exploration of antidiabetic herbal remedies. A total of 16 species belonging to 16 genera and 13 families were identified which are being used for the treatment of diabetes. The discovered medicinal recipes have great potential for the discovery of new antidiabetic drugs.