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dc.contributor.author Semenya, S. S
dc.contributor.author Maroyi, A
dc.date.accessioned 2019-11-19T09:23:20Z
dc.date.available 2019-11-19T09:23:20Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.issn 0254-6299
dc.identifier.issn 1727-9321
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2888
dc.description Article published in the South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 401–421 en_US
dc.description.abstract ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Bapedi phytomedicine employ a range of plant species to treat diabetes mellitus (DM). Existing literature partially support the use of certain species for this purpose. AIM OF THE STUDY: To report on Bapedi medicinal plants employed to treat DM. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A semi-structured questionnaire was employed to conduct a survey on medicinal plants used by Bapedi traditional healers in their DM management protocol. Fifty-two traditional healers from 16 municipalities, covering three districts, were interviewed during the first half of 2011. RESULTS: A total of 24 plant species belonging to 20 families, mostly from the Asteraceae (13%), Cucurbitaceae and Sapotaceae (8%), were used to treat diabetes mellitus. Plant parts mostly preferred were roots and leaves. A decoction of these is most commonly used to make extracts, which are then taken orally for a period of one week. Mimusops zeyheri (29%), Helichrysum caespititium (25%), Plumeria obtusa (21%), Aloe marlothii subsp. marlothii, Hypoxis iridifolia and Moringa oleifera (17% each), were repeatedly mentioned by the traditional healers as most used for the management of diabetes mellitus in the study area. Plumeria obtusa and Momordica balsamina are exclusively used to treat diabetes mellitus, and only in the Sekhukhune District. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that Bapedi traditional healers do have a basic understanding of the causes and remedial action required in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. en_US
dc.format.extent 21 pages en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher South African Journal of Botany en_US
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dc.subject Bapedi en_US
dc.subject Limpopo Province en_US
dc.subject Traditional leaders en_US
dc.subject Tuberculosis en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Tuberculosis en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Medicinal plants--Biotechnology en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Herbalists en_US
dc.title Ethnobotanical survey of plants used by Bapedi traditional tuberculosis and its opportunistic infections in the Limpopo Province, South Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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