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Inventory of antidiabetic plants in selected districts of Lagos State, Nigeria
Identifier
021232
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
J Ethnopharmacol. 2009 Jan 12;121(1):135-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.013. Epub 2008 Nov 1.
Inventory of antidiabetic plants in selected districts of Lagos State, Nigeria.
Gbolade AA1.
- 1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu campus, Ogun State, Nigeria. adegbolade@yahoo.com
Abstract
This study reports an ethnobotanical survey by means of semi-structured questionnaire of medicinal plants in five districts of Lagos State of Nigeria reputed for the treatment of diabetes. 100 respondents from the predominantly Yoruba tribe mostly males (76%) were knowledgeable in traditional treatment of diabetes. About half of the respondents with 20-30 years experience in treating diabetes used mainly herbs (96%) and have developed effective and easily recognised diagnostic tools. 92% of diabetic patients were usually out-patients aged 21-60 years. Diabetes trado-specialists (80%) rarely referred their patients but usually treated referred cases (96%). Fifty multi-component herbal recipes covered in the survey were mainly liquid preparations often administered without serious side effects (92%). The principal antidiabetic plants included
- Vernonia amygdalina,
- Bidens pilosa,
- Carica papaya,
- Citrus aurantiifolia,
- Ocimum gratissimum,
- Momordica charantia and
- Morinda lucida.
Dietary recommendations also accompanied therapy.
PMID:
19013225
The source of the experience
PubMedConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
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Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Overloads
DiabetesSuppressions
Bitter melonLimes
Ocimum gratissimum (Agbo, Tchayo, Efinrin, Daidoya, Nchuawu, Ntonng, Fobazen, Kunudiri, Yerba di holé, Alumokh)
Papayas