HERBAL COMPOSITIONS FOR A BEVERAGE WITH ANTI-DIABETIC PROPERTIES Herbal compositions for a beverage with anti-diabetic properties, the herbal compositions comprising of at least a part of tea product, at least a part of Lepidagathis trinervis, at least a part of Pterocarpus marsupium, at least a part of Echinochloa colonum and at least a part of Hibiscus sabdariffa to which parts of one or more additional complimentary herb may be optionally added wherein the additional complimentary herb is also a herb used for a beverage with anti-diabetic properties. The invention also provides for methods of preparation of the herbal compositions.