Review Article
    Pharmacognosy Reviews
    Vol. 19
    Issue 37
    2025
    pp. 1-14
    Open Access

    Natural Bioactives Targeting the GLP-1 Pathway: A Promising Approach for Diabetes Management

    Rohini Chandrakant Kolhe1,Priyanka Sudhakar Chaudhari2,Manisha Pradeep Khaire3,Priyanka Kantaram Ghadage4,Archana Sopan More5
    1Department of Pharmacognosy, JSPM’S Rajarshi Shahu College of Pharmacy and Research, Tathawade, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.
    2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, SJVPM’S Rasiklal M. Dhariwal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Chinchwad, Maharashtra, INDIA.
    3Department of Pharmaceutics, SJVPM’S Rasiklal M. Dhariwal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Chinchwad, Maharashtra, INDIA.
    4Department of Pharmacology, JSPM’S Rajarshi Shahu College of Pharmacy and Research, Tathawade, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.
    5Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSPM’S Rajarshi Shahu College of Pharmacy and Research, Tathawade, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.
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    *Rohini Chandrakant Kolhe

    Department of Pharmacognosy, JSPM’S Rajarshi Shahu College of Pharmacy and Research, Tathawade, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA.

    rohini.kolhe@gmail.com

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    Published:21/06/2025
    Received: 30/12/2024
    Accepted: 14/05/2025

    Abstract

    Diabetes, a disorder that is becoming more and more common in the world; however, it affects over 400 million people worldwide. Despite considerable growth in diabetes management, most patients often suffer from a significant number of adverse effects and complications of current treatment plans. Therefore, the best action would be collaborating differently for exploring new therapeutic possibilities. The Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-] agonist has a huge role in glucose homeostasis which control insulin secretion and inhibits the release of glucagon with prompts slow gastric emptying. This review covers natural products that modulate the GLP-1 path, presenting a few hope-giving possibilities in diabetes care. Natural products related to plants have shown promising effects on the GLP-1 agonist pathway. Compounds like berberine, from a variety of plants, have been observed to increase GLP-1 secretion with an increase in insulin sensitivity. Ginsenosides from ginseng and curcumin from turmeric have similar activities. This article reviews the mechanisms by which these natural products alter the GLP-1 pathway. It also surveys some expected benefits of the used compounds in diabetic therapy, such as drastically reduced side effects and extra health benefits of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Henceforth, natural modulators of the GLP-1 pathway seem to aim an excellent and promising new direction for the care of diabetes.

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    Keywords

    GLP-1 Pathway
    Diabetes Mellitus
    Natural Products
    Phytochemicals
    Insulin Secretion
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