Assessment of oral hypoglycaemic activity of water soluble extract of aloe vera and its interaction with glipizide in alloxan induced diabetic Wistar Rats
According to the World Health Organization, India had 69.2 million people living with diabetes (8.7% as per the 2015 data, of these, it remained undiagnosed in more than 36 million people. India is witnessing a silent epidemic of this non communicable life style menace. It is worth noted that there has been a plethora of therapeutic options for Diabetes mellitus. India being the land of Ayurveda, has ancient history of use of medicinal plants for treatment of various diseases like constipation, Osteoarthritis, cancer, wound healing, burns, skin diseases etc. Patients have the growing tendency to self treat themselves with herbal drugs along with prescribed allopathic medicines. For Diabetes in particular, market is studded with many herbal products.