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Herbal approach to the treatment of diabetes
Objective:To investigates the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of diabetes in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.Nigeria.Methods:Structure questionnaire were administered to traditional healer,herb traders,farmers and civil servants in the Local Government Area.Descriptive analysis such as frequency tables and percentages were used for the analysis.Results:The result revealed that there are six families of plants of majorly forest trees identified for treating diabetes in the study area.Medicinal plants such Moringa oleifera(Zogale),Allium sativum(Tafarnuwa),Citrus aurantifolia(Lemun tsami),Tamarindus indica(Tsamiya),Khaya senegalensis(Madaci),and Phyllanthus recticulatus(Kalinbo)were identified for the treatment of diabetes.Some of the medicinal plants are used as single while some are conbined with other plants before use.Total cure vary from one day to one month,depending on the choice or combination of plants.Conclusion:The results indicated that there is need to create awareness of environmental conservation and protection of biodiversity in the study area.
