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As a very common chronic disease, diabetes is becoming the third “killer” of the health of mankind along with cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases because of its high prevalence, morbidity and mortality. So once diagnosed, it is well regulated by means of various therapeutically effective drugs. But, on long term usage of chemotherapeutic agents leads to other complications like retinopathy, nephropathy, obesity and other complications. Therefore, to minimize the secondary complications of chemotherapeutic agents use, extensive research is going on to find the natural alternatives. Besides, the therapy based on chemotherapeutic agents, the present century has progressed towards naturopathy. Thus, medical plants have an ever-emerging role to play in treatment or management of lifelong prolonging diseases like diabetes mellitus.

The main risk factors for the high prevalence of diabetes include high familial aggregation, obesity, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, lifestyle changes such as increased consumption of saturated fats, sugars and sedentary behaviour as a result of urbanization, and gestational diabetes. Moreover, Indians are more prone to developing diabetes and coronary artery disease, owing to the prevalence of the so-called ‘Asian-Indian phenotype’, which consists of increased insulin resistance, higher waist circumference despite lower Body mass index (BMI).