Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients

Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Over the past decade two non-communicable diseases, hypertension (HTN) and diabetes (DM), have become two of the biggest healthcare issues in Africa, rivalling communicable diseases. This study focuses on the patient-initiated use of traditional medicinal plants (TMPs...

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Main Authors: Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:Phytomedicine Plus
Subjects:
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Medicinal plants
Nigeria
South Eastern Nigeria
CAM
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031324001829
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