Table 26.

Plants with antidiabetic potential from Turkey.

Scientific Name	Part Used	Extraction Method, Solvent	Target	Intervention and Duration	Observations	Ref
Cistus laurifolius	Leaf	Water, ethanol, maceration	Streptozocin diabetic rats	250, 500 mg/kg	Inhibited of α-glucosidaseand α-amylase	[437]
Heracleum persicum	Whole plant	Water, maceration	Streptozocin diabetic rats	100, 200, 400 mg/kg 21 days	Decreased HbA1c, restored diabetic complications parameters towards normal, increased AST and ALT significantly	[320]
Juniperus oxycedrus	Berries	Water, maceration isolated compound	Streptozocin diabetic rats	500, 1000 mg/kg Shikimic acid: 15 and 30 mg/kg, 8 days	The effect of shikimic acid was more effective than the reference antidiabetic drug glipizide, TG and enzyme levels were reduced significantly	[438]
	Leaf	Water, ethanol, maceration	Streptozocin diabetic rats	500, 1000 mg/kg	Fatty acids were found as the major compounds	[440]
	Fruit, leaf	Ethanol 80%, maceration	Streptozocin diabetic rats	500, 1000 mg/kg, 10 days	Augment Zn level in liver	[441]
Juniperus foetidissima & Juniperus sabina	Leaf, fruit	Ethanol 80%, maceration	Streptozocin diabetic rats	500, 1000 mg/kg, 8 days	Leaf extract caused death at both doses	[439]
Origanum minutiflorum	Whole plant	Water, decoction	Streptozocin diabetic rats	150 mg/kg, 30 days	Decreased ALT and AST levels	[444]
Salvia triloba	Aerial parts	Methanol 80%, soxhlet	Streptozocin-nicotinamide diabetic rats	100, 200 mg/kg, 21 days	Little weight loss	[445]
Thymus praecox	Aerial parts	Methanol, maceration	Streptozocin-nicotinamide diabetic rats	100, 200 mg/kg, 21 days	Little weight loss	[445]