Consumption of Medicinal Plants among Patients with Diabetes in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Journal of Nutrition and Food Security Pub Date : 2024-02-03 DOI:10.18502/jnfs.v9i1.14846

M. Ardakani, Nasim Namiranian, Mohammad Afkhami Ardekani, M. Zareipour, Ali Asadian, Sara Heydari

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Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease which affects all aspects of human life. Medical herbs have become increasingly popular as complementary therapeutic measures for patients with diabetes. Thus, the present research aims to explore the consumption of medical herbs in patients with diabetes in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) countries through a meta-analysis. Methods: The following keywords were searched: medicine, medicinal plants, healing plants, medicinal herbs, use, usage, frequency of use, prevalence, diabetes patients, type 2 diabetes, adults with diabetes, and EMRO countries. The databases searched included Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Results: A total of 3,542 papers were found. After omitting repeated or irrelevant papers, 70 papers were retained. An analysis of the abstract and full text of papers led to the retention of 35 papers. A great variance was found regarding the rate of consuming medical herbs in the papers (16.8-97.7%). The relative frequency of consuming medical herbs was 38% (95% CI: 33-44). Moreover, the most prevalent herbs were fenugreek (19%), cinnamon (18%), black seed (14%), white lupinus (13%), and olive (13%) with a 95% confidence interval. About 70% of patients (95%CI: 62-79) did not inform their physician of their herbal medicine consumption. Conclusion: In light of the present findings, it can be concluded that patients with diabetes use a wide range of medical herbs. Thus, health specialists and physicians need to be aware of the possible synergic or moderating effect of herbal medicine on the therapeutic measures taken for diabetes.

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背景：糖尿病是一种影响人类生活各个方面的慢性疾病。作为糖尿病患者的辅助治疗措施，药草越来越受欢迎。因此，本研究旨在通过荟萃分析探讨东地中海地区办事处（EMRO）国家糖尿病患者的草药消费情况。方法：搜索以下关键词：医药、药用植物、治疗植物、药草、使用、用法、使用频率、患病率、糖尿病患者、2 型糖尿病、成人糖尿病患者、东地中海地区办事处国家。搜索的数据库包括 Scopus、PubMed、Web of Science 和 Google Scholar。结果：共找到 3,542 篇论文。在剔除重复或不相关的论文后，保留了 70 篇论文。对论文摘要和全文进行分析后，保留了 35 篇论文。论文中食用药草的比例差异很大（16.8%-97.7%）。服用药草的相对频率为 38%（95% CI：33-44）。此外，最常见的草药是葫芦巴（19%）、肉桂（18%）、黑种子（14%）、白羽扇豆（13%）和橄榄（13%），置信区间为 95%。约 70% 的患者（95% 置信区间：62-79）没有告知医生他们服用草药的情况。结论根据本研究结果，可以得出结论：糖尿病患者使用的草药种类繁多。因此，保健专家和医生需要了解草药对糖尿病治疗措施可能产生的协同或调节作用。

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