Traditional Therapies Used to Manage Diabetes and Related Complications in Mauritius: A Comparative Ethnoreligious Study

Figure 6

Venn diagram representing the overlap of plant species cited by participants from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Chinese communities in Mauritius. (A) Plant species common to Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist religious group (Allium cepa, Allium sativum, Mangifera indica, Apium graveolens, Petroselinum crispum, Catharanthus roseus, Bidens pilosa, Cynara cardunculus, Brassica oleracea, Carica papaya, Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita maxima, Lagenaria siceraria, Momordica charantia, Tamarindus indica, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Linum usitatissimum, Azadirachta indica, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Psidium guajava, Syzygium cumini, Olea europaea, Phyllanthus emblica, Avena sativa, Rubus alceifolius, Morinda citrifolia, Vangueria madagascariensis, Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus maxima, Murraya koenigii, Camellia sinensis, and Aloe vera). (B) Plant species common to Hindu, Muslim, and Christian religious group only (Graptophyllum pictum, Annona muricata, Aphloia theiformis, Coriandrum sativum, Cocos nucifera, Sigesbeckia orientalis, Ananas comosus, Luffa acutangula, Persea americana, Moringa oleifera, Rhizophora mucronata, Crataegus laevigata, and Cardiospermum halicacabum). (C) Plant species common to Hindu and Christian religious group only (Eucalyptus globules, Aloysia citriodora). (D) Plant species common to Christian and Buddhist religious group only (Alisma plantago-aquatica, Ophiopogon japonicas, and Prunella vulgaris). (E) Plant species common to Buddhist religious group only (Lysimachia christinae).