Potensi Tanaman Obat sebagai Agen Antidiabetes: Review

Wahyudi, Made Suta

VISA: Journal of Vision and Ideas
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Vision and Ideas (VISA)

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels. Synthetic drugs such as metformin and sulfonylureas are effective in treating diabetes but have limitations due to side effects. Plants are an alternative medicine because they are natural and safer. This study aims to identify medicinal plants with antidiabetic activity. The research method used was a literature review with searches in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Google using the keywords "medicinal plants," "antidiabetic activity," "in vivo," "in vitro," and "in silico." Twelve plants were identified: cherry leaves, ketemas leaves, suruhan, seagrass, sidaguri, senggani, karamunting, ginseng, butterfly pea flowers, harendong, kabau roots, and kepundung leaves, which demonstrated antidiabetic activity comparable to or even better than positive controls.