Determination of carbohydrates in the herbal antidiabetic mixtures by GC-MC.

Due to the wide range of biologically active substances, the herbal mixtures can influence the development of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Carbohydrates attract particular attention due to their hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, anticholesterolemic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and detoxifying activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the content of carbohydrates through their monomeric composition in the herbal mixture samples: a) leaf, roots, fruits, rhizome, roots, b) roots, rhizome, columns with stigmas, flowers, fruits, c) rhizome with roots, flowers, columns with stigmas, herb, fruits, roots, d) roots, rhizome, flowers, fruits, columns with stigmas and e) leaf, roots, leaf, fruits, herb, which were used in Ukrainian folk medicine for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2.