Pharmacological reflection of plants traditionally used to manage diabetes mellitus in Tanzania

The increasing national prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications have overstretched the health care system in Tanzania and influenced patients to use herbal medicines as alternative therapeutic strategies. Therefore, an urgent need exists to validate the safety and efficacy of plants used locally. To identify plants used for the management of DM in Tanzania and analyses their pharmacological, phytochemistry, and safety evidence...