ABSTRACT
Herbal medicine is being used around the globe and plays an essential role in several developed and developing countries as primary health care. The genus Aloe has about 400 species while some of them (A. Vera, A. greatheadi, Aloe ferox, and Aloe arborescens) are commercially used in homeopathic and Allopathic medicines for its remarkable pharmaceutical properties. These plants have potent natural sources which have health-promoting effect for mammals including human beings. Phytochemistry of the species of aloe plants reported more than 200 biologically active secondary metabolites with the ability of various biological activities like antidiabetic, antioxidant antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, and renoprotective activities. This review highlighted the diabetic properties of different species of genus Aloe.
