Conventional Herbal Plants in Modern Periods : The Therapeutic Potential Syzigium cumuni and Hyperglycemia

Conventional herbal medicinal plants have been used from the Vedic era. For thousands of years, they have been used to treat and prevent several types of diseases along with epidemics. Some medicinal plants also utilized as pleasant condiments, to flavor, to dye, for conserve food etc. Almost every portion of the plant has own medicinal characteristics. Different types of secondary metabolites found in the herbal medicinal plants which play a very vital role in many kinds of diseases and also used for manufacturing medicines. A large number of the plants are also reported to possess many other activities like anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-insecticidal, anti-parasitic, antibiotic, anti-hemolytic properties etc, also used widely by the tribal people all over the globe. The conventional herbal medicinal uses of several plants species belonging to different families are reported. Unani manuscripts, Egyptians and Chinese writings described the use of herbs. Indian Vaids and European and Mediterranean cultures were using herbs for over 4000 years as medicine. Indigenous culture such as Rome, Egypt, Iran, Africa and America used herbs in their healing rituals. While other developed conventional medical system such as Unani, Ayurveda and Chinese medicine herbal therapies were used systematically.