Herbal medicine use in Thai patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with glycemic control: A cross-sectional evaluation

Prasopthum, Aruna; Insawek, T.; Pouyfung, Phisit

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10790

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“…Again, we found that a higher proportion of BMI-normal weight type 2 diabetics used herbal medicines compared to their BMI-obese counterparts. These findings are contrary to those obtained by Prasopthum et al [27].…”

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confidence: 95%

“…In addition, this study found that a higher proportion of T2DM patients who were married used herbal medicines compared to those who were single or divorced but it was not significant. These are similar to those obtained in Kuwait [26], and Thailand [27] but in contrast to those obtained in Nigeria [18]. Again, we found that a higher proportion of BMI-normal weight type 2 diabetics used herbal medicines compared to their BMI-obese counterparts.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In spite of the differences in the prevalence of herbal medicine use in our study amongst type 2 diabetics, herbal medicine globally is becoming increasingly important in the management of diabetes. This study also found that a significantly higher proportion of diabetic males and those who have attained secondary/tertiary education used herbal medicines compared to females, a finding in contrast to that obtained in Nigeria [18] [24] and Kuwait [26] but contrary to those obtained in Thailand [27] and Saudi Arabia [22]. In addition, this study found that a higher proportion of T2DM patients who were married used herbal medicines compared to those who were single or divorced but it was not significant.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…However, the use of herbs and conventional drugs increase the risk of drug-herb interactions and reduce the benefits from conventional drugs [42]. These findings are consistent with those obtained in Kuwait [26] and Thailand [27] but lower than those obtained in Nigeria [18], Saudi Arabia [22] and Egypt [24]. This might also be attributed to the high cost of conventional drugs, which usually have side effects [43] [44].…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Similar findings have been reported in Saudi Arabia [21] [22] [23] and Egypt [24] [25]. In addition, studies in Kuwait [26] and Thailand [27], found that 30.6% and 37.5% of type 2 diabetics respectively used herbal medicine. In Africa, there exists a wide variation in the prevalence of herbal medicine use in the management of type 2 diabetes.…”

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confidence: 83%

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Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use amongst Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in an Urban Setting in Cameroon

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et al. 2023

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Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is currently a major global public health burden associated with elevated blood glucose. The use of herbal medicine in the management of type 2 diabetes is currently on the rise both in developed and developing countries. This study sets out to determine the prevalence of herbal medicine use and to identify the factors associated with herbal medicine use amongst type 2 diabetes patients. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study involves 123 adults living with type 2 diabetes (90 males and 30 females), mean age 58.7 ± 9.5 years in the Bamenda III health district of the North West Region of Cameroon. Data on the different types of herbs used, frequency and mode of herbal medicine use as well as reasons for using herbal medicines in the management of T2DM were assessed using a structured questionnaire. Anthropometric and diabetes related measurements were carried out following standard procedures. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent predictors of herbal medicine use. Results: The prevalence of herbal medicine use was 24.4% (n = 30) amongst which 37.4 % used both herbs and orthodox medicine. A higher proportion of diabetic males used herbal medicines compared to females and this difference was significant (X 2 = 5.243, p < 0.027). Also, a higher proportion of patients who had attained secondary/tertiary education used herbal medicine compared to those who had attained only primary education and this difference was significant (X 2 = 10.75, p = 0.005). The most commonly used herbs were Vernonia amygdalina leaves (19.10%), Aloe vera (13.48%), Mangifera indica leaves (11.24%) including its bark and Carica papaya leaves (8.99%). Bivariate analysis indicated that being male (OR 2.8, 95% CI, 1.14 -6.79) and having attained secondary/tertiary education

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confidence: 95%