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A Review on Ethno-pharmacology of Antidiabetic Plants

M. A. Omoirri, O. M. Odigie, K. O. Gbagbeke, I. F. Ajegi, J. O. Oseyomon, O. J. Okafoanyali, V. I. Eje

Asian Plant Research Journal · pp. 1–22 · Published 27 Aug 2018

10.9734/aprj/2018/v1i1589

Abstract

Abnormally emanates from difficulty in insulin secretion, Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to be a metabolic disorder that causes an increase of blood glucose in blood streams. The lack of effective modern treatments, the lifelong treatment with modern medicines, overtime, its associated health side effects, and its expensive prices among others are the challenging existing realities that devastate the health and economic burdens its sufferers, especially in developing nations. Today, this has prompted the search for cheap, safe, and reliable drugs from medicinal plants. This study reviewed existing information on medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus from various sources. Several documents (published and unpublished papers, books among others) were consulted in compilation of this review. It is found that there is a wide, yet uneven support for active components of major medicinal.

Diabetes prevalence medicinal plants ethnobotany anti-diabetics

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