The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize
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University of Belize
2024
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JOBR512024-07-30T17:22:03Z The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize Husaini, Danladi Chiroma Mphuthi, David Chiroma, Joel Indigenous therapies Western medications medicinal plants interactions hypertension Belize The world-wide increase in the use of plants for medicinal purposes, especially in developing countries, calls an urgent need for evaluation of their concomitant use with Western medications. Hypertension is a major non communicable disease in Belize and presently no study evaluated the concomitant use of medicinal plants with Western medications in its management of hypertension. This study examined the use of medicinal plants in the management of hypertension and the potential concomitant use of such plants with Western medications in the country of Belize with a view to provide baseline data for regular pharmacovigilance. Using a cross-sectional descriptive research design, data was collected from 422 hypertensive patients with a structured questionnaire. Most respondents in the study were knowledgeable (85.5%) and used (77.5%) medicinal plant therapies to treat their diseases. In addition, the majority (55%) of the respondents had used medicinal plants to manage their hypertension, while occasionally, approximately 23% combined their herbs with Western medications, and a few (6%) habitually combined herbs with Western medications in the management of their hypertension. There is need to regularly monitor and evaluate concomitant drug-herb use to avert harmful interactions among the hypertensive population in Belize. University of Belize 2024-07-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://jobr.ub.edu.bz/index.php/ubrj/article/view/51 Journal of Belizean Research; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Belizean Research eng https://jobr.ub.edu.bz/index.php/ubrj/article/view/51/25 Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Belizean Research https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 |
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University of Belize |
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Journal of Belizean Research |
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eng |
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Online |
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Husaini, Danladi Chiroma Mphuthi, David Chiroma, Joel |
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Husaini, Danladi Chiroma Mphuthi, David Chiroma, Joel The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize |
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Husaini, Danladi Chiroma Mphuthi, David Chiroma, Joel |
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Husaini, Danladi Chiroma |
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The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize |
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The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize |
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The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize |
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The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize |
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The use of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Hypertension and Potential Concomitant use with Western Antihypertensive Drugs in Belize |
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use of medicinal plants in the management of hypertension and potential concomitant use with western antihypertensive drugs in belize |
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University of Belize |
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2024 |
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https://jobr.ub.edu.bz/index.php/ubrj/article/view/51 |
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