Investigating the Role of Medicinal Plants in Diabetes Management: A Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Onion, Jaman, and Garlic in Patients from Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abstract

Medical plants play a significant part in both the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus, particularly in nations that are still in the process of building their healthcare systems. Various components of the plant are utilised in the treatment of a wide range of ailments, including but not limited to cough, diabetes, bronchitis, leprosy, diarrhea, gonorrhea, and flatulence, amongst others. During the course of the research, one hundred patients were chosen from various regions of Bannu KPK. These individuals also take anti-diabetes medication, which is provided by the physician. The patients are separated into three groups, with one group receiving onion, the second group receiving jaman, and the third group receiving garlic. All of the foods that were provided to the patients had a beneficial effect on them. The arithmetic mean and the range of the results were used to calculate the statistical value that represents the average of these patients' results. In one of the patients, the percentage of males was 94.3%. Furthermore, the arithmetic mean value of female was found to be 71.7%, while the overall arithmetic mean of onion effect was found to be 82.2% from the calculations. The average percentage of garlic effect consumed by male patients was 86.7%, while the average consumption of garlic effect by female patients was 83.6%. The arithmetic mean of garlic consumed by all patients was 84.9%. It was found that the mean of Jaman effect of male patients was 71.5%, while the mean of jaman effect of female patients was 75.4%. Additionally, the total computed arithmetic of jaman effect was 73.6%. The results obtained from the aforementioned analysis indicate that the plants that we employ have a rather beneficial effect.