Ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants used in the management of diabetes mellitus in South Western Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-71

  Abo, K A ^a   Fred Jaiyesimi, A A ^b   Jaiyesimi, A E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; South Western Nigeria; Traditional healer

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ALSTONIA BOONEI EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA EXTRACT; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CITRUS SINENSIS EXTRACT; COLA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; COLOCYNTHIS CITRULLUS EXTRACT; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS EXTRACT; CURCULIGO PILOSA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; FICUS EXASPERATA EXTRACT; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MORINDA LUCINDA EXTRACT; MUSA PARADISIACA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPONDIAS MOMBIN EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ABRUS; ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA BOONEI; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BASIL; CASSAVA; COLA ACUMINATA; COLOCYNTHIS CITRULLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORCHORUS OLITORIUS; CUCUMBER; CURCULIGO PILOSA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS EXASPERATA; GARCINIA KOLA; GINGER; GLADIOLUS PSITTACCINUS; HUMAN; LEGUME; LIME (FRUIT); MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORINDA; MORINDA LUCINDA; PAPAYA; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PEPPER; PHYLLANTUS AMARUS; RUTACEAE; SENNA; SPONDIAS MOMBIN; SWEET ORANGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

ADULT; CUCURBITACEAE; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOBOTANY; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RUTACEAE;

CUCURBITACEAE; FABACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 36448947523     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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