A Case Report of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 with Adjuvant Use of Bauhinia forficata in Pharmacological Treatment

Autor: Francisco José Mendes dos Reis, Eliza Miranda Ramos, Antônio Carlos de Abreu, Igor Domingos de Souza, Hugo Miguel Ramos Vieira, Iara Barbosa Ramos, Janete Pereira Lima, Valter Aragão do Nascimento, Ana Carla Gomes Rosa, Gilberto Gonçalves Facco, Pamella Aline Miranda Teodoro
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: European Journal of Medicinal Plants. :49-56
ISSN: 2231-0894
Popis: Introduction: Bauhinia forficata, has presented in several interesting effects for the diabetic human organism as the adjuvant treatment. Its effects have been tested and proven in scientific studies in the Unified Health System in Brazil. Aims: Verify the effects of the medicinal plant Bauhinia forficata as an aid in the control of glycemic indexes. Methodology: Case report with exploratory descriptive study with a quantitative approach, using direct observation techniques of the Dáder method adapted to the use of herbal medicines such as Bauhinia forficata. Results: In this study, there was a decrease in triglyceride levels with a drop of 77%, which despite not reaching the recommended values ​​for diabetic patients (
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