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    Commentary on the Antidiabetic Activity of Kigelia Africana
    (JPRM, 2021) Muyenga-Akapelwa, Tumelo; Ezaela, Christian E.; Mushabati, Festus; KayondeBamitale, Samuel Dominion; Kibuule, Dan
    Kigelia Africana Lam (Benth) a plant of the Bignoniaceae family, is a medicinal plant with many medicinal properties [1]. Of interest to this paper are the highlighted blood-glucose-lowering activities of the plant, which have led to its use among traditional healers in Zambia [2] and other parts of Africa [3,4,5] Traditional healers in Zambia macerate the fruit using water as a solvent which is drunk as prescribed [6] Anecdotal evidence suggests that the patient takes the fruit maceration twice daily after meals.