This invention discloses that an extract obtained from the fruit ofAbelmoschus esculentuscan be used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, wherein the extract obtained from the fruit ofAbelmoschus esculentusis selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble extracted product of the fruit ofAbelmoschus esculentus, a water-insoluble extracted product of the fruit ofAbelmoschus esculentusand their combination.本發明揭示一得自於秋葵果實的萃取物可被用來治療第2型糖尿病,其中該得自於秋葵果實的萃取物是選自於下列所構成的群組:秋葵果實的一水溶性萃取產物、秋葵果實的一水不溶性萃取產物以及它們的組合。