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Author’s Accepted Manuscript Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya Loice N Kamau, Mathiu P Mbaabu, James M Mbaria, Gathumbi P Karuri, Stephen G Kiama www.elsevier.com/locate/jep PII: S0378-8741(16)30294-X DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.05.021 Reference: JEP10159 To appear in: Journal of Ethnopharmacology Received date: 29 December 2015 Revised date: 7 May 2016 Accepted date: 9 May 2016 Cite this article as: Loice N Kamau, Mathiu P Mbaabu, James M Mbaria, Gathumbi P Karuri and Stephen G Kiama, Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, K e n y a , Journal of Ethnopharmacology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.05.021 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya. Loice N Kamau*1, Mathiu P Mbaabu1, James M Mbaria2, Gathumbi P Karuri3 & Stephen G Kiama1 1Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197- 00100, Nairobi, Kenya 2Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, P.O Box 30197- 00100, Nairobi, Kenya 3Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053-00625 Nairobi, Kenya Email: Loice N. Kamau* – [email protected]; Mathiu P Mbaabu – [email protected]; James M Mbaria – [email protected]; Gathumbi P Karuri – [email protected] & Stephen G Kiama – [email protected]. *Corresponding author Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance: Non communicable diseases are currently a major health challenge facing humanity. Nyeri County has one of the highest diabetes prevalence in Kenya (12.6%), compared to the country’s prevalence of 5.6%. The purpose of the study was to document; diabetes knowledge, medicinal plants and demand for the services of traditional medicine practitioners, in the management and treatment of diabetes. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the six constituencies in Nyeri, using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires. Thirty practicing traditional medicine practitioners were purposively selected for the study. Field observation and identification was carried out on all plants that were cited during the interview. Plant samples were collected and voucher 1 Download English Version: https://daneshyari.com/en/article/5834596 Download Persian Version: https://daneshyari.com/article/5834596 Daneshyari.com.

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