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The medicinal plants play an important role in the management of diseases. In India, almost 45,000 plant species are growing naturally and being cultivated. Dependence on plants as the source of medicine is prevalent in developing countries where traditional medicine plays a major role in health care. The rural population of a country is more disposed to traditional treatments because of their easy availability and lower cost. Herbal therapy, although still an unwritten science, is well established in some cultures and traditions and has become a way of life for almost 80% of the people in rural areas, especially those in Asia According to the present study, we conclude that plant medicines (Cissus quadrangularis and Cynadon dactylon) contain more than 15 chemical compounds and have a chance of showing better inhibitory activity when compared to the individual plants. Natural medicines have fewer or no side effects when compared to synthetic inhibitors. After comparing the results of this investigation with the synthetic inhibitor ?-amylase (acarbose) and the ?-glucosidase (ascorbic acid standard), we may infer that Cissus quadrangularis and Cynadon dactylon exhibit superior antidiabetic, antioxidant, and antifungal action.