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Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). | LitMetric

Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Plants Used in Nonconventional Medicine in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Public Health, Université Officielle de Bukavu (UOB), P.O. Box: 570, Bukavu, Commune of Kadutu, Av. Karhale, Congo.

Published: September 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • A study in Kinshasa aimed to identify plants used by people with diabetes, herbalists, and traditional medicine practitioners for treatment, as no previous research existed on this topic.
  • The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 326 participants, resulting in the inventory of 71 plants, primarily trees, belonging to various families, with a significant focus on the Fabaceae family.
  • The findings revealed 86 oral antidiabetic recipes, with leaves being the most common plant part used and decoction being the preferred preparation method, while current pharmacological studies are expected to explore the effectiveness of these plants.

Article Abstract

Background: People with diabetes, herbalists, and traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) from Kinshasa use plants to treat diabetes, but no study has inventoried the plants used by these populations. The present study was conducted to identify the plants used in Kinshasa to treat diabetes mellitus.

Methods: The survey conducted in the form of a semistructured interview between March 2005 and August 2006 made it possible to collect ethnobotanical information from people with diabetes ( = 126), herbalists ( = 80), and TMPs ( = 120).

Results: The 326 subjects consulted (sex ratio / = 0.6, age 51 ± 7 years, and experience: 17 ± 5 years) provided information on 71 plants, most of which are trees (35%), belonging to 38 families dominated by Fabaceae (19.7%) and indicated in 51 other cases of consultation dominated by malaria (12%). From these 71 plants derived, 86 antidiabetic recipes were administered orally, where the leaf is the most used part (>50%) and the decoction (>46%) is the most common mode of preparation. This study reports for the first time the antidiabetic use of 11 species, among which (0.08), (0.06), and (0.06) present the highest consensus indexes (CI) and (UV = 0.08) and (UV = 0.06) present the highest UVs.

Conclusion: The results show that Kinshasa people treat diabetes using several plants. Some are specific to the ecological environment; others are used in other regions. Pharmacological studies are underway to assess the therapeutic efficacy of these plants.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10533323PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4621883DOI Listing

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