Medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family with hypoglycemic activity in Mexico. A review

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, medicinal plants, Asteraceae, phytochemicals

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a prevalent disease throughout the world, it is due to a progressive loss of adequate insulin secretion [5] in Mexico the use of medicinal plants is a common practice to treat this disease , it is estimated that at least 800 plants are used to treat diabetes in Mexico [10], of which there is very little scientific evidence to support their hypoglycemic activity, therefore, their research is essential, under In this context, this small review aims to provide information that contains, on the one hand, a list of 13 plants (Asteraceae) showing the phytochemicals isolated from hypoglycemic plants belonging to the Asteraceae family and on the other hand, a compilation of data on the Empirical use of 40 plants (Asteraceae) reported in Mexico as hypoglycemic, therefore, it is expected that the plants (Asteraceae) presented here will further broaden the knowledge base information on the various plants available for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

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Published
2022-07-05
How to Cite
Hernández Pérez, A., Campos Montiel, R. G., López Palestina, C. U., Hernández Fuentes, A. D., & Juárez Maldonado, A. (2022). Medicinal plants of the Asteraceae family with hypoglycemic activity in Mexico. A review. Boletín De Ciencias Agropecuarias Del ICAP, 8(16), 14-17. https://doi.org/10.29057/icap.v8i16.8274

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