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Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Objectives: Synthetic antidiabetic drugs have been reported to exhibit deleterious effects and have failed to alter the course of diabetic complications. Traditional medicinal plants possessing antidiabetic effects can be a valuable source for the development of safer oral hypoglycemic agents. Hence...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, OR, Fatimah, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Jamal, Parveen
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spelling my.iium.irep.610092017-12-31T15:03:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61009/ Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Ahmed, Qamar Uddin OR, Fatimah Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton Jamal, Parveen QD Chemistry Objectives: Synthetic antidiabetic drugs have been reported to exhibit deleterious effects and have failed to alter the course of diabetic complications. Traditional medicinal plants possessing antidiabetic effects can be a valuable source for the development of safer oral hypoglycemic agents. Hence, the aim of this ethnomedicinal survey was to document the ethno-medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Design and methods: The field survey was performed from November 2013 through December 2014. Face-to-face interview and questionnaires were used to assemble information regarding the participants, local name of the plant, origin, parts used and method of herbal remedy. Citation index (CI) for each species mentioned and relative citation index (RCI) were calculated. Results: Thirty species belonging to twenty five families and twenty nine genera were recorded. 63.3% of these species were native while 36.7% were cultivated. The most frequently used part was leaves. Decoction was the most common herbal preparation. Hibiscus rosa sinensis has the highest citation index (CI) followed by Psidium guajava and Cymbopogon citratus with 0.09, 0.08, and 0.07, respectively. Three plants viz. Polyalthia bullata, Rourea concolor and Smilax myosotiflora have never been scientifically validated for their traditional use as antidiabetic agents. Plant species for diabetes treatment varied in every village due to the differences in rate of industrialization, urbanization and environmental degradation. Conclusion: This survey has successfully recognized the plants most commonly used by local practitioners in Bangi community to treat diabetes. Research studies on P. bullata, R. concolor and S. myosotiflora might furnish a new class of safe antidiabetic agents. Keywords: Diabetes, Ethno-medicinal plants, Citation index, Bangi, Malaysia Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017-08-01 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61009/1/IABS%202017%20PROCEEDINGS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61009/2/IABS%20POSTER._1_Dr.%20Qamar.pdf Ahmed, Qamar Uddin and OR, Fatimah and Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton and Jamal, Parveen (2017) Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. In: 2nd International Anatomical and Biomedical Scientific Conference 2017, 1-2 Aug 2017, Serdang, Selangor.
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English
topic QD Chemistry
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Ahmed, Qamar Uddin
OR, Fatimah
Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton
Jamal, Parveen
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
description Objectives: Synthetic antidiabetic drugs have been reported to exhibit deleterious effects and have failed to alter the course of diabetic complications. Traditional medicinal plants possessing antidiabetic effects can be a valuable source for the development of safer oral hypoglycemic agents. Hence, the aim of this ethnomedicinal survey was to document the ethno-medicinal plants used for the treatment of diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Design and methods: The field survey was performed from November 2013 through December 2014. Face-to-face interview and questionnaires were used to assemble information regarding the participants, local name of the plant, origin, parts used and method of herbal remedy. Citation index (CI) for each species mentioned and relative citation index (RCI) were calculated. Results: Thirty species belonging to twenty five families and twenty nine genera were recorded. 63.3% of these species were native while 36.7% were cultivated. The most frequently used part was leaves. Decoction was the most common herbal preparation. Hibiscus rosa sinensis has the highest citation index (CI) followed by Psidium guajava and Cymbopogon citratus with 0.09, 0.08, and 0.07, respectively. Three plants viz. Polyalthia bullata, Rourea concolor and Smilax myosotiflora have never been scientifically validated for their traditional use as antidiabetic agents. Plant species for diabetes treatment varied in every village due to the differences in rate of industrialization, urbanization and environmental degradation. Conclusion: This survey has successfully recognized the plants most commonly used by local practitioners in Bangi community to treat diabetes. Research studies on P. bullata, R. concolor and S. myosotiflora might furnish a new class of safe antidiabetic agents. Keywords: Diabetes, Ethno-medicinal plants, Citation index, Bangi, Malaysia
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ahmed, Qamar Uddin
OR, Fatimah
Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton
Jamal, Parveen
author_facet Ahmed, Qamar Uddin
OR, Fatimah
Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton
Jamal, Parveen
author_sort Ahmed, Qamar Uddin
title Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
title_short Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used to treat diabetes in bangi, selangor, malaysia
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2017
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