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Theme | Data source | Participants’ Key message | Participants’ remark |
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Foods used to treat diabetes | FGDs and IDIs | Intake of large quantity of indigenous vegetables such as amaranth leaves, hare lettuce, spider plant leaves, nightshade leaves, okra pods, African eggplant, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and tamarind juice | These vegetables are generally eaten as part of the meal. Some medicinal plants, especially okra pods, are used in medicinal doses. |
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Common traditional medicines/herbs used to treat diabetes | FGDs and IDIs | Moringa seeds and leaves, rosemary flowers (Vinca rosea), bitter melon, soursop leaves, avocado seeds black plum bark, lemongrass, and Aloe vera were the most common plants that were used to treat diabetes | Patients reported that some of the plants are effective in managing diabetes and other related health conditions if used properly, but some are not. |
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Sources of traditional medicines | IDIs | Herbalists obtained most of the plants that they used for preparing traditional medicines, from forests and farms | Generally, plants used for traditional drug preparation are locally available |
FGDs | Diabetic patients obtained from of their traditional medicines from their homes, neighbors, friends, and markets |
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