Potential Effects of Neem Plants (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) as Antidiabetic

  • Putri Rachma Novitasari Department of Pharmaceutical and Technology Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Baiq Maylinda Gemantari Master Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
  • Syarifatul Mufidah Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Prita Anggraini Kartika Sari Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Keywords: Azadirachta indica A. Juss, herbal, antidiabetic

Abstract

Many people choose alternative medicines for Diabetes Mellitus (DM) disorders, such as herbal plants to suppress the occurrence of the disease widely. In general, DM occurs when the pancreas doesn't produce enough insulin, or when the body can't effectively use the insulin which it produces. The use of medicinal plants to treat various diseases has shown minimal side effects. Indonesia is one of the countries that has used plants as traditional medicine since ancient times. In Indonesia, thousands of species of medicinal plants have been studied to address health problems. Among the medicinal plants that have been studied is the Neem plant (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) which has been shown to cure various diseases. This review article describes the potential of the Neem plant as an antidiabetic. The results of this literature review, in the form of Neem herbal extracts, have quite good potential as an antidiabetic because they contain several compounds such as meliacinolin, azachdirichtin, gliserid oil, acetyl oxyturanoe acid and other compounds that can also act as antidiabetic.

Author Biographies

Putri Rachma Novitasari, Department of Pharmaceutical and Technology Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Pharmaceutical and Technology Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Baiq Maylinda Gemantari, Master Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

Master Program of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia

Syarifatul Mufidah, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Prita Anggraini Kartika Sari, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Published
2021-07-26
How to Cite
Novitasari, P. R., Gemantari, B. M., Mufidah, S., & Sari, P. A. K. (2021). Potential Effects of Neem Plants (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) as Antidiabetic . Journal of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 9(2), 422-430. https://doi.org/10.22146/jfps.1938

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