Open AccessResearch progress of Tunisian medicinal plants used for acute diabetes
Author(s) -
Wissem Aidi Wannes,
Brahim Marzouk
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/j.joad.2016.08.001
Subject(s) - medicine , medicinal plants , indigenous , traditional medicine , diabetes mellitus , health professionals , alternative medicine , health care , economic growth , pathology , endocrinology , ecology , economics , biology
The use of the medicinal plants in treating diabetes is frequent in Africa, especially in\udTunisia, and it is ritually transmitted from generation to generation within cultures. Many\udof Tunisian medicinal plants have been experimentally validated. A comprehensive review was conducted to pile up information from scientific journal articles, including\udindigenous knowledge researches, about Tunisian medicinal plants used for the treatment\udof diabetes. The aim of this review article is to provide the reader with information\udconcerning the importance of Tunisian medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes and\udto draw attention of the health professionals and scientists working in the field of pharmacology and therapeutics to develop new drug formulations to cure different kinds of\uddiabetes