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. 2015 Oct;11(Suppl 2):S258–S274. doi: 10.4103/0973-1296.166046

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Mechanisms underlying plants used in traditional medicine in the management of diabetes mellitus. Some inhibit intestinal absorption of glucose and alter glucose metabolizing enzymes (type A herbs); have insulin mimetic properties (type B herbs); potentiates glucose-induced insulin release (type C herbs); enhances peripheral glucose uptake (type D herbs); promotes regeneration of β-cell of islets of Langerhans (type E herbs); and ameliorates oxidative stress (type F herbs)