Abstract

Preeclampsia is a persistent hypertensive gestational disease that might happen during pregnancy (antepartum), during delivery (intrapartum) or after childbirth (postpartum). It is clinically characterized by maternal high hypertension (>140/90mmHg systolic/diastolic blood pressure) and massive proteinuria (>300mg/24h). Severe cases are manifested by the development of comorbidities such as eclampsia, liver damage, edema and scattered vascular coagulation in mother and the complications in the fetus like fetal growth restriction, premature birth and fetal death. In Africa, the prevalence of eclampsia varies from 1/100 to 1/1700 pregnancies, and Cameroon it happens in 0.92/1 100 deliveries. Our objective was to determine among antidiabetic and gestational plants used in Cameroon those that can control preeclampsia. To achieve this objective three following engines of research were used in Google, Google Scholar and PubMed: “a given antidiabetic plant treated gestational women with preeclampsia “; “a single given antidiabetic plant treated three complications of preeclampsia” and “a given antidiabetic plant may regulate hypertension in women with preeclampsia. Twelve (12) plants were recorded and belong to 10 families and 12 genera. Six plants (Curcuma longa, Brassica oleracea, Moringa oleifera, Passiflora incarnata, Passiflora edulis and Passiflora foetida) intervene in direct treatment of preeclampsia and all the twelve were used in symptomatic treatment of preeclampsia. The most important plants are Brassica oleracea and Solanum melongena with 127 and 99 repetitions respectively. Strong recommendation of further studies for finding non-toxic doses is necessary for developing anti-preeclampsia future phytodrugs.

Keywords:Symptoms of Preeclampsia; Direct and symptomatic treatments; Gestational women; Gestational antidiabetic plants; Cameroun