Herbal Medicine in Diabetes Mellitus: Effectiveness of Punica Granatum Peel Powder in Prediabetics , Diabetics and Complicated Diabetics.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common worldwide chronic metabolic disorder. Heredity and obesity are well known risk factors for diabetes. DM is one of  the earliest described health problems, nevertheless it is still incurable disease. Patients with DM have to be kept on regular insulin or oral hypoglycemic drugs(OHD), for adequate glycemic control. These medications have its own side effects including hematological disorders. These side effects besides the complications of DM itself influence patient's quality of life. The introduction of safe, tolerable and comparatively cheap natural remedies in management of DM will solve this problem.  Punica Granatum peel powder (PGPP) is a natural remedy obtained with grinding dried pomegranate peel. Ingestion of a teaspoonful of PGPP before meals was found to have a strong hypoglycemic effect on both normal and diabetic animals and humans. This article reviewed  meticulousely the role of PGPP in management of pre-diabetics,  diabetics and complicated diabetics.

Keywords: Herbal Medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Punica granatum, pre-diabetics.