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Volume 02, Issue 05

Published on: May 2026

GLUCONOVA: A PHYTOENGINEERED PASSIFLORA EDULIS-BASED POLYHERBAL SYSTEM FOR PRECISION GLYCEMIC HOMEOSTASIS

Gourkar Khushi Sanjay Jogdand Akanksha Vinod Shirole Saloni

Dr. Tambe Sagar Eknath

Samarth Institute of Pharmacy, Belhe, Pune, Maharashtra

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Abstract

GLUCONOVA is an innovative polyherbal tablet formulation combining three ethnopharmacologically validated plant sources — Passiflora edulis (passion fruit leaves), Coccinia grandis (ivy gourd), and Nigella sativa (kalonji/black seed) — designed for the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). This review aims to explore the therapeutic potential of GLUCONOVA, highlighting the phytochemical composition, individual and combined antidiabetic mechanisms, formulation rationale, preclinical and clinical evidence, safety profile, and future prospects of this polyherbal system.

Each constituent plant contributes a distinct pharmacological mechanism: Passiflora edulis leaves provide orientin, vitexin, and chrysin that exhibit insulin mimetic and beta-cell protective activity; Coccinia grandis supplies cucurbitacins and flavonoids that inhibit hepatic glucose output and enhance peripheral glucose utilization; and Nigella sativa contributes thymoquinone, which is renowned for its insulin-sensitizing, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. Together, these phytochemicals form a synergistic matrix targeting multiple nodes of glucose dysregulation, making GLUCONOVA a promising candidate for precision glycemic homeostasis.

Keywords: Passiflora edulis; Coccinia grandis; Nigella sativa; polyherbal formulation; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; glycemic control; thymoquinone; orientin; phytomedicine

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Sanjay, G. K., Vinod, J. A. & Saloni, S. (2026). Gluconova: A Phytoengineered Passiflora Edulis-Based Polyherbal System for Precision Glycemic Homeostasis. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.775

Sanjay, Gourkar, et al.. "Gluconova: A Phytoengineered Passiflora Edulis-Based Polyherbal System for Precision Glycemic Homeostasis." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.775.

Sanjay, Gourkar,Jogdand Vinod, and Shirole Saloni. "Gluconova: A Phytoengineered Passiflora Edulis-Based Polyherbal System for Precision Glycemic Homeostasis." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i5.775.

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