Medicinal plants and the treatment of diabetes in Senegal: Survey with patients

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-216

  Dièye, Amadou Moctar ^a   Sarr, Anna ^b   Diop, Saïd Norou ^b   Ndiaye, Mamadou ^a   Sy, Guata Yoro ^a   Diarra, Mounibé ^c   Rajraji Gaffary, Ilham ^a   Ndiaye Sy, Awa ^a   Faye, Babacar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dakar   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Medicinal plants; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANOGEISSIUS LEROCARPUS EXTRACT; BRASSICA OLERACEA EXTRACT; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; CASSIA SIEBERIANA EXTRACT; COCCULUS PENDULUS EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MICRANTHUM EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; GARCINIA COLA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GUIERA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; NEOCARYA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; ORIGANUM ONITES EXTRACT; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA AVICENNIOIDES EXTRACT; TRICHILIA ROKA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VIGNA UNGUICULATA EXTRACT; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ANACARDIACEAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC COMA; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; SENEGAL; STOMACH DISEASE; VERTIGO;

EID: 40849085405     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2007.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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