These therapeutic targets may improve the efficacy-tosafety
ratio, resulting in durable maintenance of glycemic
control in the majority of people with diabetes. Numerous
structurally unrelated natural products, including alkaloids and
flavonoids, have been described to interact with these target
proteins in micromolar concentrations.5,11 Therefore, there is
much scope for herbal medicines, which have emerged as a
safe and relatively economical therapy found to be effective as
add on therapy, in the long-term management of T2DM.11