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A Brief Review On Anti Diabetic Plants: Global Distribution, Active Ingredients, Extraction Techniques And Acting Mechanisms, Chung-Hung Chan C.-H Chan, Rozita Yusoff R. Yusoff, Gek-Cheng Ngoh G.-C. Ngoh

Chung-Hung Chan C.-H Chan

A study has been conducted with the aim to provide researchers with general information on anti diabetic extracts based on relevant research articles collected from 34 reliable medical journals. The study showed that Asian and African continents have 56% and 17% share of the worldwide distribution of therapeutic herbal plants, respectively. In Asia, India and China are the leading countries in herbal plants research, and there has been an increase in medicinal research on plants extract for diabetes treatment since 1995 in these regions. The information collected shows that plant leaves are about 20% more favorable for storing active ingredients, …