The incidences of lifestyle diseases are very common and large proportion of population is getting affected. The cases of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases had shown enormous progression in the last decade and evolved as the most focused area of drug discovery and formulating research. Herbal medicines are also contributing as an alternative therapy, due to their vast efficiency in disease management and also these medicines have less or none side effects. Indian herbs are getting popularity with the scientific exploration of its rich flora and fauna for anti-diabetic potential. Many Indian medicinal plants are worldwide used in herbal preparations and people are striving them for the achievement of good health in case of chronic cases of diabetes also. Plants like Eugenia jambolana, Allium cepa, Pterocarpus marsupium, Syzigium cumini, Trigonella foenum graecum, Gymnema sylvestre etc are few extensively explored plants. The search of new molecule and phytopharmaceutical from many such Indian herbs for the effective treatment and management of diabetes is the thrust area of research. Many anti diabetic polyherbal formulations prepared from Indian medicinal plants are also available in the market and becoming the preferred choice in the long term treatment and management of diabetes. The global acceptance had laid to the development and growth of many new herbal preparation industries and now they are also contributing a major share in the health care product market both globally as well as in the domestic market.