Antidiabetic natural substances are compounds or extracts from plants that can help lower blood glucose levels and treat diabetes:
Alkaloids: Cyclic amines that stimulate insulin secretion and increase blood glucose uptake.
Coumarins: Secondary metabolites that can help regulate cell growth and differentiation.
Diterpenes, triterpenes, and sesquiterpenes: Can stimulate insulin release and decrease oxidative stress.
Phenolic plant components: Can help prevent diabetes complications by reducing the formation of reactive oxygen species.
Gymnemic acids: Glycosides of triterpenes that can increase insulin secretion and decrease blood glucose levels.
Cannabis, Aloe vera and clove oil are all antidiabetic.
Clove oil extracts can help insulin work and lower glucose, total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides.
Most plants contain bioactive components, such as phenolics, glycosides, alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids, carotenoids, etc., that have been improved as having antidiabetic activities.