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Nature's own pharmacy: The diabetes perspective

Since time immemorial man has looked to plants and their products as a source of innovative medicines. It is estimated that 66-80 % of medicines used in developing countries are based on plants (Farnsworth, 1983) and 80% of the world’s population relies on traditional medicines (Weragoda, 1980; Farnsworth, 1983). Within developed countries about 25 % of medicines contain active principles derived from plants, and the majority of drugs in current use were developed following studies of traditional plant treatments (Day & Bailey, 1988~). The present review considers the historical background and potential of plant remedies in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.