MEDICINAL PLANTS OF RAJASTHAN (INDIA) WITH ANTIDIAB ETIC POTENTIAL

Abstract

Rajasthan has a rich heritage of traditional system of medicine and many medicinally useful plants are found growing wildly b ecause of vast area and variety of agro - climatic conditions. T hese plants are being used for the treatment of many human ailments including diabetes. Plants that are specifically employed for the treatment of diabetes are Acacia nilotica, Acacia se negal, Aegle marmelos, Calot ropis procera, Capparis deciduas, Cassia auriculata, Cassia sophera, Cayratia trifolia, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, Dalbergia sisso, Gymnema sy lvestre, Momordica charantia, Syzygium cumini, Withania somnifera. This article aims to provide a comprehensive revi ew on the some plant s of Rajasthan having antidiabetic potential.