Data on Medicinal plants used in Central America to manage diabetes and its sequelae (skin conditions, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, urinary problems and vision loss)

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Peter Giovannini ; Melanie-Jayne R. Howes ; Sarah E. Edwards

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Original language	English
Journal	Data in Brief
Early online date	6 Apr 2016
DOIs	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.102
State	E-pub ahead of print - 6 Apr 2016

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King's Authors

• Melanie-Jayne R. Howes (King's College London)
• Sarah E. Edwards (King's College London)

Abstract

The data described in this article is related to the review article “Medicinal plants used in the traditional management of diabetes and its sequelae in Central America: a review” [1]. We searched publications on the useful plants of Central America in databases and journals by using selected relevant keywords. We then extracted reported uses of medicinal plants within the disease categories: diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, urinary problems, skin diseases and infections, cardiovascular disease, sexual dysfunction, vision loss, and nerve damage. The following countries were included in our definition of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Data were compiled in a bespoke Access database. Plant names from the published sources were validated against The Plant List (TPL, [2]) and accepted names and synonyms were extracted. In total, the database includes 607 plant names obtained from the published sources which correspond to 537 plant taxa, 9271 synonyms and 1055 use reports.