Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for the management of diabetes mellitus in the Nkonkobe municipality of South Africa

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1040-1044

  Oyedemi, S O ^a   Bradley, G ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Herbal medicine; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

LEONOTIS LEONORUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS HENNINGSII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALLIACEAE; ALOACEAE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ASPHODELACEAE; ASTERACEAE; BARK; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CELASTRACEAE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; HYACINTHACEAE; HYPOXIDEAE; LEONOTIS LEONORUS; LOGANIACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENISPERMACEAE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PORTULACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; STRYCHNOS HENNINGSII; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ALLIACEAE; ASPHODELACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CELASTRACEAE; HYACINTHACEAE; LAMIACEAE; LEONOTIS LEONURUS; LOGANIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; SOLANACEAE; STRYCHNOS;

EID: 75649151676     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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