This book is a unique overview of insights on the genetic basis of anti-diabetic activity, chemistry, physiology, biotechnology, mode-of-action, as well as cellular mechanisms of anti-diabetic secondary metabolites from medicinal plants. The World Health Organization estimated that 80% of the populations of developing countries rely on traditional medicines, mostly plant drugs, for their primary health care needs. There is an increasing demand for medicinal plants having anti-diabetic potential in both developing and developed countries. The expanding trade in medicinal plants has serious implications on the survival of several plant species, with many under threat to become extinct. This book describes various approaches to conserve these genetic resources. It discusses the whole spectrum of biotechnological tools from micro-propagation for large-scale multiplication, cell-culture techniques to the biosynthesis and enhancement of pharmaceutical compounds in the plants. It also discusses the genetic transformation as well as short- to long-term conservation of plant genetic resources via synthetic seed production and cryopreservation, respectively. The book is enriched with expert contributions from across the globe.This reference book is useful for researchers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries, medicinal chemists, biochemists, botanists, molecular biologists, academicians, students as well as diabetic patients, traditional medicine practitioners, scientists in medicinal and aromatic plants, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other traditional medical practitioners.

1 In vitro approach and quantification of ‘puerarin and genistein’ - Valuable antidiabetic compounds from Pueraria tuberosa.- 2 In Vitro Exploitation of Medicinal Plants for Continuous Supply of Antidiabetic Bioactive Compounds.- 3 Lower plants as potential source of antidiabetic compounds: The present knowledge and future prospects.- 4 Tissue culture mediated biotechnological intervention in Centella asiatica: A potential antidiabetic plant.- 5 In Vitro Approaches for Mass-Propagation of Stevia rebaudiana.- 6 Swertia chirayita, an endangered anti-diabetic plant: trends in biotechnological interventions.- 7 In vitro propagation and biotechnological improvement strategies of plants with high-intensity sweetener and anti-diabetic activities.- 8 In Vitro Culture Techniques and Metabolite Engineering for Enhanced Anti-Diabetic Secondary Metabolite Production.- 9 Saffron: A prized herb with therapeutic potential against diabetes.- 10 New Insights to Enhance the Desired Anti-Diabetic Compounds in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Exposed to Abiotic Stress Factors.- 11 Boosting of bioactive secondary metabolites in antidiabetic plants through elicitation: A simple technology for better future.- 12 Rhizobium rhizogenes mediated genetic transformation of antidiabetic plants.- 13 Production of anti-diabetic lignans in flax cell cultures.- 14 Artificial seed development of selected anti-diabetic plants, their storage and regeneration: Progress and prospect.- 15 Cryopreservation of Anti-diabetic plants.