Diabetes (diabetes) is a disease (or rather syndrome) Endocrine most prevalent. It is estimated diabetics to more than 100 million worldwide and this figure and the percentage of the affected population are steadily increasing (around 6% in the "rich" countries). non-insulin-dependent diabetes (type 2, fatty diabetes or the elderly) that are revealed later and are balanced mostly by diet (slimming) calorie-low carbohydrate with or without associated medication (primarily sulfonylureas, the biguanides, insulin). It is the latter type of diabetes that seems constantly growing and can be treated by the phytothérapie.Thisreview Reviews some of the shows and compoundsisolated identifiedfrom the that previously demostrated a hypoglycemic effect plants. These compounds-have-been classified in appropiate chemical groupsand Reported data are on their pharmacological activity, mechanism of action and other properties. This paper reviews mucilage, glycans, proteins, pectins, flavonoids, steroids and triterpenoids, alkaloids, other nitrogen compounds and miscellaneous substance s with hypoglycemic effect.

Author Keywords: Hypoglycemic compounds, plants, chemical structures, diabetes mellitus, phototherapy.

Hypoglycemic compounds, plants, chemical structures, diabetes mellitus, phototherapy.