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A survey was conducted to collect information about the effective medicinal plants used by the Traditional healer to treat diabetes. The use of herbal drugs increased worldwide because of the lack of side effects and efficacy. Traditional healing is practicing throughout the world to treat several diseases. Glycemic disease has become a severe issue in India and all over the world. The traditional healer of West Godavari district studied for the use of medicinal plants to treat diabetes. We report 19 species of plants which are active against diabetes and about the scientific studies that have been conducted on them.

INTRODUCTION: Due to the effect of traditional plant healing, the whole scientific community is shifted towards the plant kingdom in search of new herbal drugs especially for diabetes. India has a rich source of medicinal plants. Medicinal plants have a long history and are providing useful tools for treating various diseases 1. In developing countries, increased use of traditional medicines taking especially herbal preparations in the local health care system and urban people are turning to herbal medicines 2, 3. Now a day’s researchers have been focussed on the medicinal plants because of lack of side effects and efficacy 4. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by the hyperglycemia that is induced by decreased cellular glucose uptake and metabolism 5. This metabolic disorder is rising global and is likely to hit 300 million by 2025 with India projected to have largest number of diabetic cases 6.