Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in the management of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Central Region of Togo

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1286-1297

  Karou, Simplice Damintoti ^a,b   Tchacondo, Tchadjobo ^a   Djikpo Tchibozo, Micheline Agassounon ^c   Abdoul Rahaman, Saliou ^a   Anani, Kokou ^a   Koudouvo, Koffi ^a   Batawila, Komlan ^a   Agbonon, Amegnona ^a   Simpore, Jacques ^b   De Souza, Comlan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

Ethnopharmacology; Herbal concoction; Metabolic diseases; Phytomedicine; Survey; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANNONA MURICATA; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BRIDELIA FERRUGINEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; GARDENIA TERNIFOLIA; GARLIC; GUAVA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SARCOCEPHALUS LATIFOLIUS; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA; SUBSPECIES; TOGO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOGO; YOUNG ADULT;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANNONA MURICATA; ANNONACEAE; BRIDELIA FERRUGINEA; FABACEAE; GARDENIA; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; LAURACEAE; LILIACEAE; MELIACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PHYLLANTHACEAE; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; RUBIACEAE; SARCOCEPHALUS LATIFOLIUS; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA;

EID: 81155153980     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.621959     Document Type: Article

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