title: Treatment of Diabetes and/or Hypertension Using Medicinal Plants in Cameroon.
abstract: Medicinal plants have served as valuable starting materials for drug development in both developing and developed countries. Today, more than 80% of the people living in Africa were depended on medicinal plants based medicines to satisfy their healthcare needs. The main goal of the present study was to collect and document information on herbal remedies traditionally used for the treatment of diabetes and/or hypertension in Cameroon. To reach this objective, data were collected from 328 patients who have been diagnosed at least once by a physician as diabetics and/or hypertension patients. One hundred and eighty two (182) among them took for a period of 10 days different varieties of medicinal plants which were prepared in form of decoction, maceration and infusion and administered orally twice or three times daily. As result, 70% of patients who used plants were relieved at the end of the treatment. Thirty-three plants have been recorded and documented for the treatment of diabetes and/or hypertension. The results of this study can stimulate a sustainable development by providing the basis for drugs discovery and by documenting biodiversity for long time exploitation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Cameroon.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsabang
authors.affiliation: Cellomics and Toxicogenomics Research Laboratory, NIH-RCMI Center for Environmental Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Yedjou
authors.affiliation: Higher Institute of Medical Technoloy, Nkolonodom, P.O. Box 188 Yaounde, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Lwd
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tsambang
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Cameroon.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Tchinda
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Cameroon.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donfagsiteli
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Cameroon.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Agbor
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular Signalling, Phytoceuticals, Cancer Prevention and Therapies; College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Jackson State University, Jackson, USA.
authors.forename: Pbb
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tchounwou
authors.affiliation: Millennium Ecological Museum S/C PO. Box. 812 Yaounde, Cameroon.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Nkongmeneck
keywords: Cameroon; Diabetes; Hypertension; Medicinal plants; Treatment