Diabetes mellitus is a global health problem without any effective therapeutic approach. Chronic hyperglycemia and oxidative stress are important components for the development of diabetic complications. Over the past few decades, herbal medicines have attracted much attention as potential therapeutic agents in the prevention and treatment of diabetes. Herbal drugs are acts through multiple targets and possess less toxic side effects. Plants are rich source of secondary metabolites like flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, polysaccharides, phytosterols etc. which have been implicated...