Inventory of antidiabetic plants in selected districts of Lagos State, Nigeria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-139

  Gbolade, Adebayo A ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic plants; Ethnobotanical survey; Lagos State; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CITRUS FRUIT EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIME (FRUIT); MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA LUCIDA; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

BIDENS PILOSA; CARICA PAPAYA; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORINDA LUCIDA; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 58049103697     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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