Traditional Medicine Use among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in KZN

Table 4

Common home remedies used by study population (N = 92).

Scientific name	Common name	Total n (%)
Citrus limonum and Apis cerana	Lemon and honey	16 (4.71)
Aloe barbadensis miller	Aloe vera	14 (4.12)
Momordica charantia	Bitter gourd or karela	12 (3.53)
Camellia sinensis	Green tea	11 (3.24)
Cinnamomum verum	Cinnamon	10 (2.94)
Murraya koenigii	Curry leaves	9 (2.65)
Ocimum tenuiflorum	Tulsi leaves	7 (2.06)
Moringa oleifera	Drumstick leaves or moringa	7 (2.06)
Cyrtanthus obliquus and Lippia javanica	Imbiza	6 (1.76)
Vitis vinifera	Procydin	6 (1.76)
Zingiber officinale	Ginger	5 (1.47)
Allium sativum	Garlic	5 (1.47)
Cannabis sativa	Weed or marijuana	4 (1.18)
Azadirachta indica	Neem	3 (0.88)
Mangifera indica	Mango leaves	2 (0.59)
Hypoxis hemerocallidea	Zifozonke	2 (0.59)