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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Medicinal plants and the treatment of diabetes in Senegal: Survey with patients
Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 22, No. 2, Year 2008
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Description
Diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder worldwide and is a major public health problem. Its frequency increases every day in all countries. However, in developing African countries, few people have access to drugs. In addition, in Africa, traditional beliefs induce people to use medicinal plants whenever they have health problems. Thus, many people in these developing countries use plants for the treatment of diabetes. Yet, few studies are focused on the knowledge and attitudes of the users on medicinal plants in Africa in general and in Senegal in particular. Hence we undertook this survey on the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of diabetes in Senegal in order to make recommendations which could contribute to the increase of the value of herbal medicines in developing countries. We did a cross-sectional survey by direct interview at a university teaching hospital, in Dakar with a representative sample of 220 patients. Forty-one plants were used by the patients and the two most frequently cited were Moringa oleifera Lam (65.90%) and Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich) Hochst (43.20%). Patients gave several reasons for using medicinal plants (traditional treatment: 40%, efficacy: 32%, low cost: 20%). The principal suppliers of plants were tradesmen in the market (66.8%) and traditional therapists (5%). Sixty-five per cent of patients think that medicinal plants are efficient for the treatment of diabetes and 20% have reported adverse effects which could be caused by medicinal plants. In conclusion, many people in our study think that medicinal plants are efficient for the treatment of diabetes, which requires research work by scientists in developing countries in this field in order to prove their efficacy and innocuousness. © 2008 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Diéye, Amadou Moctar
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Sarr, Anna
Senegal, Dakar
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dakar
Diop, Saïdou Norou
Senegal, Dakar
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dakar
Ndiaye, M.
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Sy, Guata Yoro
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Diarra, Mounibé
Senegal, Dakar
Universite Cheikh Anta Diop Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie
Rajraji-Gaffary, Ilham
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Ndiaye-Sy, Awa
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Faye, Bernard
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Statistics
Citations: 113
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1472-8206.2007.00563.x
ISSN:
07673981
e-ISSN:
14728206
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Senegal