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1: J Ethnopharmacol. 2005 Jun 3;99(2):199-202. Epub 2005 Apr 11.
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Antidiabetic plants used by Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayan tribes, India.

Chhetri DR, Parajuli P, Subba GC.

Post Graduate Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College, Darjeeling 734101, India. munal@sancharnet.in

Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayan region is characterized by a rich floral diversity and an equally rich ethnomedicinal tradition. Herbal medicine is the dominant system of medicine practiced by the local tribes of this region for the treatment of diabetes. During the course of the present studies it was found that 37 species of plants belonging to 28 families are used as antidiabetic agents in the folk medicinal practices in the region and 81% of these plants are hitherto unreported as hypoglycemic agents. This finding may lead to serious research towards developing new and efficient drugs for diabetes.

PMID: 15894127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]