A Review on Ethno-pharmacology of Antidiabetic Plants
M. A. Omoirri
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State, Nigeria.
O. M. Odigie *
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
K. O. Gbagbeke
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
I. F. Ajegi
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State, Nigeria.
J. O. Oseyomon
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
O. J. Okafoanyali
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State, Nigeria.
V. I. Eje
Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bingham University, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
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 Several documents (published and unpublished papers, books among others) were consulted in compilation of this review.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.
Keywords: Diabetes, prevalence, medicinal plants, ethnobotany, anti-diabetics