Herbal Medicine in the Management of Diabetes: Current Trends and Evidence

Increased use and popularity of herbal medicine for the treatment of diabetes have recently been reported. As, oxidative stress has been recognized as the key underlying pathophysiology of diabetes and its complication, the aim of the bibliometric analysis is to evaluate the world scientific production analysis and developing its trend in the area of antioxidative hypoglycemic herbal drugs and diabetic nephropathy with emphasis on the numbers of scientific publications, citations, world-wide geographical distribution and identifying the leading journal source in the area.