10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 4 Issue 4 2013 (October - December) Diabetes has become a common global health problem that affects greaterThan 170million people worldwide. It is one of the leading causes of death and disability. It is estimated that by 2030, the number will rise to 366 million (www.who.int). The majority of diabetes (~90%) is type 2 diabetes (T2D) caused by a combination of impaired insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells and insulin resistance of the peripheral target tissues, especially muscle and liver., Traditional Medicines obtained from medicinal plants are used by about 40-60% of the world's population. Though there are many approaches to control diabetes and its secondary complications, herbal formulations are preferred due to lesser side effects and low cost. In this review we have studied the inhibitory effect of a polyherbal formulation consisting of ten antidiabetic lessThan i greaterThan herbal plants lessThan /i greaterThan Gymnema lessThan i greaterThan sylvestre lessThan /i greaterThan , Stevia lessThan i greaterThan rebaudiana, lessThan /i greaterThan Momordicha lessThan i greaterThan charantia, lessThan /i greaterThan syzimumcumini, Withania lessThan i greaterThan somnifera lessThan /i greaterThan , Tinospora lessThan i greaterThan cardiofolia lessThan /i greaterThan , Ocimum lessThan i greaterThan santurm lessThan /i greaterThan , Moringaoliefera, Momordica lessThan i greaterThan dioica lessThan /i greaterThan and Phyllanthus lessThan i greaterThan emblica lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan . lessThan /i greaterThan The aqueous and ethanolic extract showed significant inhibition on lessThan i greaterThan human Pancreaticamylase. lessThan /i greaterThan K. S. DAYANANDA AND S.M.GOPINATH Acarbose, Alpha amylase, DNS, human pancreatic amylase, Type 2 diabetes. 460-466