Vol. 8, Issue 2, Part F (2022)

Abstract
Diabetes is one of the commonest diseases affecting the citizens of both developed and poor countries. In Côte d'Ivoire, the number of people suffering from diabetes was believed to be rising steadily. The aim of this study was to identify the medicinal plants traditionally used to treat diabetes and sold on Adjamé markets at Abidjan district in south of Côte d’Ivoire. The ethnobotanical surveys were carried out using questionnaires using questionnaire with 40 saleswomen of medicinal plants in four markets on Adjamé. The results allowed to inventory 62 species of medicinal plants belonging to 33 botanical families and divided into 60 genera. Among these plants, Euphorbiacaea (7 species), Fabaceae (7 species), Asteraceae (6 species), Rubiaceae (6 species) were the main medicinal plants families found in markets. Furthermore, Tetrapleura tetraptera, a specie of Fabaceae family, was the most recommended plant for their pods used in decoction for diabetes treatment (87.5%). On the other hand, the leaves were the most used organ parts during the study. Decoction was the mainly mode of medicine preparation and administration. In all cases, the treatment consisted of drinking the extracts for a long period. The effectiveness of the prepared extracts was generally recognized. The plants thus listed constitute a panel for the valorization of medicinal plants used in the treatment of diabetes through biological and phytochemical studies.