Herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)[1] is a type of metabolic disease caused by metabolic disorders in the endocrine system and characterized by hyperglycemia. Insufficient insulin secretion and insulin resistance are the basic pathologic characteristics of T2DM. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF),[2] the prevalence of diabetes among adults aged 20–79 in 2017 was 8.8% from a total population of 425 million, which...