An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1458-1460

  Erasto, P ^a   Adebola, P O ^b   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; BRACHYLAENA DISCOLOR EXTRACT; BULBINE FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; BULBINE NATALENSIS EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CHILIANTHUS OLEARACEUS EXTRACT; HERICHRYSUM NUDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; HERICHRYSUM ODORATISSIMUM EXTRACT; HERICHRYSUM PETIOLARE EXTRACT; HETEROMORPHICA ARBORESCENS EXTRACT; HYPOXIS COLCHICIFOLIA EXTRACT; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT; VERNONIA OLIGOCEPHALA EXTRACT;

APIALES; APOCYNACEAE; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BRACHYLAENA DISCOLOR; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; BULBINE NATALENSIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHILIANTHUS OLEARACEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNOBOTANY; HERICHRYSUM NUDIFOLIUM; HERICHRYSUM ODORATISSIMUM; HERICHRYSUM PETIOLARE; HETEROMORPHICA ARBORESCENS; HUMAN; HYPOXIS COLCHICIFOLIA; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; VERNONIA OLIGOCEPHALA;

APIACEAE; APIALES; APOCYNACEAE; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ASPHODELACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BRACHYLAENA DISCOLOR; BULBINE; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHILIANTHUS; HYPOXIDACEAE; HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; SCROPHULARIACEAE; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; VERNONIA OLIGOCEPHALA;

EID: 29144488472     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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