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Effect of Helicteres isora root extracts on glucose tolerance in glucose-induced hyperglycemic rats.
Fitoterapia
; 75(3-4): 364-7, 2004 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15158996
ABSTRACT
The ethanol, ethyl acetate and butanol extracts of Helicteres isora root showed significant oral hypoglycemic activity on glucose loaded rats at a dose of 250 mg/kg. The butanol extract showed maximum antihyperglycemic activity and effect being comparable to that of glibenclamide.
Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/prevention & control , Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology , Malvaceae , Phytotherapy , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Animals , Blood Glucose/drug effects , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/chemically induced , Glucose/pharmacology , Glucose Tolerance Test , Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage , Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use , Male , Plant Extracts/administration & dosage , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Plant Roots , Rats , Rats, Wistar
2.
Fitoterapia
; 73(5): 421-3, 2002 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12165341
ABSTRACT
The ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extracts of Wrightia tinctoria bark showed antinociceptive activity on acetic acid-induced writhing test in mice, their effects being comparable to that of acetylsalicylic acid.
