ABSTRACT
In the recent few years, there is an appreciable increase towards the use of plant-derived products worldwide as they are natural in origin and with few side effects. About 10% of the population all over the world is affected by diabetes mellitus and this percentage is increasing day by day. A review was conducted to pile up the information about Indian spices bearing, bioactive constituent such as polyphenols, tannins, saponins, and flavonoids, responsible for its anti-diabetic property and the method analyzed for the treatment of antidiabetic activity such as α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase inhibition assay, O-toluidine method, glucose oxidase-peroxidase method (GOD/POD) and ELISA method (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). The present review enumerates the number of spices described in this clearly demonstrated the importance of herbal plants parts in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, which may help the researchers for further researches in the medicinal properties of the Indian Spices and provide them information in approaching the efficiency and potency of the spices used normally in the kitchen.
