Table 2.

List of scientifically investigated medicinal plants with in vivo antidiabetic activity used in Basotho traditional medicine.

Plant name	Family	Local name	Type of effect	Model	Medium/part	Dosage (mg/kg)	Province/area	References
H. hemerocallidea	Hypoxidaceae	Lotsane	Cardiodepressant, hypotensive, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic	Rat	Aq. stem bark, Aq.	50, 100, 200, 400	KZN	[37]
					Corms	25, 50, 100, 200, 400	∗	[38]
E. elephantina	Fabaceae	Mositsane	Analgesic, anti-inflammatory	Rat	Root	50, 100, 200	Eastern Cape	[75]
C. africana	Commelinaceae	Geeleendagsblom	Antihyperglycemia	Rat	Leaves	500	Ibadan, Nigeria	[81]
Aloe vera	Liliaceae	Barbados Aloe	Wound healing, hypoglycemic	Rabbits	Gel	∗	∗	[130]
			Hypolipidemic	Mouse	Gel	25, 50, 100	S. Korea	[131]
			Antioxidant, hypolipidemic	Rats	Gel	300	India	[132, 136]
			Hypolipidemic	Mice	Gel	350	∗	[137]
			Hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic	Humans	Powder	100, 2000	Ludhiana	[138]

^∗Not indicated.

KZN; KwaZulu-Natal.