World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

EFFECTIVENESS OF WHITE GOURD HERBAL JUICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS - A REVIEW

Dipika Bopche*, Surendra Pardhi, Rajesh Mujariya and Manjeet Singh

ABSTRACT

The mortality and morbidity rate of diabetes patients is increasing worldwide which requires an ideal treatment to prevent the disease worsening. Traditional medicine is gaining more attention in diabetes due to its efficacy and safety. Type II Diabetes Mellitus is a complex, chronic metabolic disease that is expected to increase in prevalence in the coming decades. The prevalence of Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is predicted to rise from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030 worldwide. India has the second largest number (>61 million) of individuals with Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the world and this is expected to increase nearly double by 2030. The effect of diabetes has increased because of worsening obesity, global population aging, and decrease in physical activity. Complications are still common and it leads to cause retinopathy (loss of vision), nephropathy (end stage of renal disease), neuropathy (degeneration of nerves). In additional 50% people died in cardiovascular complications such as hypertension, stroke are the leading cause of morbidity, mortality and expenditures in Type II Diabetes Mellitus. We, therefore performed a systematic review study of clinical trials to assess the comparative effect of polyherbal formulations in type 2 Diabetes mellitus.

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