• Shivangni Raj
• Amritpal Singh
• Manish Vyas

Enicostemma littorale is one of the traditional medicines used mainly in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan as a stomachic, tonic, carminative1 and appetizer. E. littorale is also prescribed as a single or in combination in the form of Vati (Pills) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in Ayurveda. Recent studies based on the anti-diabetic effect of E. littorale suggesting its role to reduce blood glucose and increase serum insulin level. Significant improvement in kidney function, lipid profile, systolic and diastolic blood pressure also reported. Moreover, it possesses multidimensional therapeutic properties viz. antimicrobial activity, antihelminthic activity, antinociceptive effect, antioxidant activity, antiulcer activity, anti-inflammatory activity, antitumour activity, hepatoprotective activity, hepatomodulatory activity, and antihyperlipidaemic activity including the hypoglycemic activity, antihyperinsulinemic activity, and aiabteic neuropathy activity. Present review describes classical and modern literature based on the Enicostemma littorale.

Enicostemma littorale, Diabetes, Ayurved

"Classical and Modern review of Enicostemma litorale Blume", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.1386-1392, July-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06221.pdf

"Classical and Modern review of Enicostemma litorale Blume", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp1386-1392, July-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDY06221.pdf