Synergistic antihyperglycemic potential of plant drugs - a review

Abstract

In present scenario we are almost fully dependent on the allopathic medicines, though there is a very vast flora available and they are having various medicinal activity. Out of them so many plants are having antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic activity. Till now so many researchers have evaluated many plants for their antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipedemic activities. But still we are lack of a effective ayurvedic dosage form which can complete the allopathic drugs. This difficulty can be overcome by using the synergism. Synergism can be defined as the interaction or cooperation of two or more substances to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. This effect of synergism can be applied on the plant drugs by taking into consideration two or more plant drugs so that a effective ayurvedic dosage form can be prepared.