Lans Cheryl A
BCICS, University of Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 2Y2, Canada.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2006 Oct 13;2:45. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-2-45.
This paper is based on ethnobotanical interviews conducted from 1996-2000 in Trinidad and Tobago with thirty male and female respondents.
A non-experimental validation was conducted on the plants used for urinary problems and diabetes mellitus: This is a preliminary step to establish that the plants used are safe or effective, to help direct clinical trials, and to inform Caribbean physicians of the plants' known properties to avoid counter-prescribing.
The following plants are used to treat diabetes: Antigonon leptopus, Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa, Bixa orellana, Bontia daphnoides, Carica papaya, Catharanthus roseus, Cocos nucifera, Gomphrena globosa, Laportea aestuans, Momordica charantia, Morus alba, Phyllanthus urinaria and Spiranthes acaulis. Apium graviolens is used as a heart tonic and for low blood pressure. Bixa orellana, Bontia daphnoides, Cuscuta americana and Gomphrena globosa are used for jaundice. The following plants are used for hypertension: Aloe vera, Annona muricata, Artocarpus altilis, Bixa orellana, Bidens alba, Bidens pilosa, Bonta daphnoides, Carica papaya, Cecropia peltata, Citrus paradisi, Cola nitida, Crescentia cujete, Gomphrena globosa, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Kalanchoe pinnata, Morus alba, Nopalea cochinellifera, Ocimum campechianum, Passiflora quadrangularis, Persea americana and Tamarindus indicus. The plants used for kidney problems are Theobroma cacao, Chamaesyce hirta, Flemingia strobilifera, Peperomia rotundifolia, Petiveria alliacea, Nopalea cochinellifera, Apium graveolens, Cynodon dactylon, Eleusine indica, Gomphrena globosa, Pityrogramma calomelanos and Vetiveria zizanioides. Plants are also used for gall stones and for cooling.
Chamaesyce hirta, Cissus verticillata, Kalanchoe pinnata, Peperomia spp., Portulaca oleraceae, Scoparia dulcis, and Zea mays have sufficient evidence to support their traditional use for urinary problems, "cooling" and high cholesterol. Eggplant extract as a hypocholesterolemic agent has some support but needs more study. The plants used for hypertension, jaundice and diabetes that may be safe and justify more formal evaluation are Annona squamosa, Aloe vera, Apium graveolens, Bidens alba, Carica papaya, Catharanthus roseus, Cecropia peltata, Citrus paradisi, Hibsicus sabdariffa, Momordica charantia, Morus alba, Persea americana, Phyllanthus urinaria, Tamarindus indicus and Tournefortia hirsutissima. Several of the plants are used for more than one condition and further trials should take this into account.
本文基于1996年至2000年在特立尼达和多巴哥对30名男性和女性受访者进行的民族植物学访谈。
对用于治疗泌尿系统问题和糖尿病的植物进行了非实验性验证：这是确定所使用的植物安全或有效的初步步骤，以帮助指导临床试验，并告知加勒比地区的医生这些植物的已知特性，以避免开出相互冲突的药方。
以下植物用于治疗糖尿病：珊瑚藤、白花鬼针草、三叶鬼针草、红木、邦提亚草、番木瓜、长春花、椰子、千日红、蛰麻、苦瓜、桑、叶下珠和无茎绶草。芹菜用作心脏滋补剂和治疗低血压。红木、邦提亚草、美洲菟丝子和千日红用于治疗黄疸。以下植物用于治疗高血压：库拉索芦荟、刺果番荔枝、面包树、红木、白花鬼针草、三叶鬼针草、邦提亚草、番木瓜、伞树、葡萄柚、可乐果、葫芦树、千日红、玫瑰茄、落地生根、桑、胭脂掌、卡姆佩切罗勒草、西番莲、鳄梨和罗望子。用于治疗肾脏问题的植物有可可树、铁苋菜、假地蓝、圆叶椒草、蒜芥、胭脂掌、芹菜、狗牙根、牛筋草、千日红、粉叶蕨和香根草。植物还用于治疗胆结石和清热。
铁苋菜、白粉藤、落地生根、椒草属植物、马齿苋、甜地丁和玉米有足够的证据支持其在治疗泌尿系统问题、“清热”和高胆固醇方面的传统用途。茄子提取物作为降胆固醇药物有一定的依据，但需要更多的研究。用于治疗高血压、黄疸和糖尿病且可能安全并值得进行更正式评估的植物有番荔枝、库拉索芦荟、芹菜、白花鬼针草、番木瓜、长春花、伞树、葡萄柚、玫瑰茄、苦瓜、桑、鳄梨、叶下珠、罗望子和多毛紫丹。几种植物用于多种病症，进一步的试验应考虑到这一点。
