Inventory of antidiabetic plants in selected districts of Lagos State, Nigeria

An inventory of the ethnobotanicals used as anti-diabetic by a rural community of Dhemaji district of Assam, Northeast India

“…This could probably be attributed to their relative abundance and the plants are quite protected in the studied habitat. Nevertheless, eight of the 21 plants namely Aegle marmelos, Azadirachta indica, Cajanus cajan, Coriandrum sativum, Enhydra fluctuans, Ficus hispida, Syzygium cumini and Tinospora cordifolia found in the current survey were also recorded to be used for diabetes in an ethnobotanical survey amongst the ethnic groups inhabiting in other parts of the world (Grover et al, 2002;Chhetri et al, 2005;Tahraoui et al, 2007;Aboa et al, 2008;Gbolade, 2009;Khan and Yadava, 2010). Antidiabetic remedies in the study area were mostly prepared from single plant species and freshly harvested plant parts as revealed from studies conducted in other parts of the world (Ignacimuthu et al, 2006;Giday et al, 2007).…”

Utilization and breeding perspective in the egusi gourd Melothria sphaerocarpa (Cogn.) H. Schaef. et S.S. Renner (syn: Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin)

“…Fruit juice of Melothria sphaerocarpa and potash in a mixture with Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle juice are taken in Lagos state (Nigeria) to treat diabetes (Gbolade 2009). Burkill (1985) reported that the juice from M. sphaerocarpa fruit, mixed with other ingredients is applied in Ghana to the navel of newborn babies for five days till the cord-relic drops off.…”

The genus Bridelia: A phytochemical and ethnopharmacological review

“…In five districts of Lagos state of Nigeria Bridelia micrantha stem bark is used in traditional medicine for treating diabetes (Gbolade, 2009); in South Western Nigeria a leaf decoction is used traditionally as part of recipe for the management of diabetes mellitus (Abo et al, 2008). In the Sango bay ecosystem in Rakai district, central Uganda, a decoction of bark and leaves is indicated for treating syphilis and the bark for pre-hepatic jaundice also (Ssegawa and Kasenene, 2007).…”