curative effect of some natural products on STZ-diabetic rats

ABSTRACT

In this experiment, 168 adult albino rats were used to evaluate the curative effect of lupin, fenugreek, mulberry and nabk in streptozotocin diabetic rats. The plants were used individually as well as in a mixture form of equal portions from the different plants. Diamicron and metformin were used as standard reference drugs. The results showed that there were some significant effects on decreasing blood glucose levels in rats suffering from hyperglycemia due to STZ injection. The hypoglycemic activity of the pre-mentioned plants may be due to the presence of active anti-diabetic substances such as flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide and manganese