Clinical investigation of hypoglycemic effect of Eugenia jambolana in type-II [NIDDM] diabetes mellitus

ABSTRACT

The present study was designed to investigate clinically the hypoglycemic effect of Eugenia jambolana in type-2 diabetes mellitus. After assaying fasting plasma and urinary glucose, 10 patients of type-2 diabetes mellitus with no previous medication, 10 patients of type-2 diabetes mellitus taking oral hypoglycemic agents with history of inadequate control and six control subjects were given low [2 gm thrice daily] and high [4gm thrice daily] doses of powdered part, aqueous extract and alcoholic extract of seeds of Eugenia jambolana - for 14 days. On l5thday blood and urine samples for glucose were taken. Based on results obtained it was found that Eugenia jambolana has significant hypoglycemic activity both in low and high doses