Ethnopharmacological field study of the plants used to treat type 2 diabetes among the Cakchiquels in Guatemala

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 238-244

  Cruz, Elda Carola ^a   Andrade Cetto, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ethnopharmacological field study; Ethnopharmacology; Factor informant consensus; Medicinal plants; Type 2diabetes; Use value

Indexed keywords

ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ALOE VERA; ANGER; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARISTOLOCHIA ANGUICIDA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BIDENS PILOSA; CASHEW NUT; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA; CELERY; CHAMAEDOREA TEPEJILOTE; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; COMBRETUM FRUTICOSUM; CROTON GUATEMALENSIS; CUCUMBER; DIABETIC PATIENT; DOLICHANDRA UNCATA; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; EYSENHARDTIA ADENOSTYLIS; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; GUAVA; HAMELIA PATENS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LANTANA CAMARA; LEMON; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MYRTLE; NEUROLAENA LOBATA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NOPALEA COCHENILLIFERA; PAPAYA; PHYSALIS PHILADELPHICA; PLANTAGO MAJOR; POMEGRANATE; QUERCUS PEDUNCULARIS; RUTA CHALEPENSIS; SADNESS; SHOCK; SOLANUM AMERICANUM; SOUR ORANGE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TECOMA STANS; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERBENA LITORALIS; WATERCRESS; YUCCA ELEPHANTIPES; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84915779557     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.11.021     Document Type: Article

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