Effect of medicinal plant Bauhinia forficata (Link) in type 2 diabetic subjects
Introduction: Bauhinia forficata is a medicinal plant used in the diabetes treatment, it is popularly known as pata-de-vaca or vegetable insulida. Objectives: To relate the levels of blood glucose, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements in patients with type 2 diabetes who use medicinal plan...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/4684 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/4684 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Diabetes mellitus Phytotherapeutic drugs Public health. Diabetes melittus Medicamentos fitoterápicos Saúde Pública. |
| Resumo: | Introduction: Bauhinia forficata is a medicinal plant used in the diabetes treatment, it is popularly known as pata-de-vaca or vegetable insulida. Objectives: To relate the levels of blood glucose, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements in patients with type 2 diabetes who use medicinal plant tea Bauhinia forficata. Methods: Two groups were analyzed: control and test (the latter took the B. forficata infusion). During the first and last meeting, anthropometric measurements were taken; and, every two weeks, for a period of 180 days, blood pressure and fasting plasma glucose, through hemoglucotest, were measured in all users. Results: There was a significant decrease in the values of the hemoglucotest test group in comparison to the values of the first and last collection (t = 2.97, p = 0.007). This did not occur for the control group (t = 1.93, p = 0.06). Other analyzes showed no significant variations. Conclusion: The data demonstrate the effectiveness of this medicinal plant for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. |
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